• Goldholz
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    301 month ago

    And best way to make them stop being used, is using them completely wrong and with the “i am hip with the teens” attitude

    • @rbamgnxl5@lemm.ee
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      131 month ago

      This works so very well. Turn them from fun to cringe with one irritating parent move.

      I threatened to get a Sigma Dad tshirt and wear it to my son’s school. He’s since stopped with all the sigma stuff.

      • @bitjunkie@lemmy.world
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        101 month ago

        This reminds me of how John Oliver kept finding a way to work “on fleek” into his segments until it was declared no longer cool.

      • @laranis@lemmy.zip
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        71 month ago

        I do this as well. Killed “bruh” in a weekend. The t-shirt idea is next level, though. Kudos.

    • @Dozzi92@lemmy.world
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      51 month ago

      It’s a slippery slope between saying something ironically and having it become part of your lexicon.