Neologisms/ slang

Neologisms/ slang

Throughout time neologisms, or new words, are “created” and used everyday. But yet, sometimes those words can be lost and barely ever used again. The slang words used today are very different than those used during my parents’ time. When they hear me use today’s slang, they always say, “What did you say, _____?” They don’t comprehend. Today’s slang words that are used often are “mad”, “sick”, “what’s good”,   “yo”, and “bro.”
The slang word “mad” can be compared to the word very. For example, instead of somebody saying, “It’s very cold outside”, someone would say, “It’s ‘mad’ cold outside.” The word “sick” can replace the word “cool” today. “Cool” isn’t like the temperature outside, but “permitting such a sensation: a cool dress”(dictionary.com). “What’s good” is the same as “what’s up.” The slang word “yo” is just like the words hey, hi, hello, etc. (all types of greetings). Lastly, the word “bro” is used when you say it to a friend or just someone you’re talking to directly.
The words that my parents’ used during their time, is very different than today’s slang. My mother said that the word “cool” was used a lot. Like I said earlier, today’s time, the word to replace “cool” would be “sick.” But, many people still use the word “cool” as part of today’s slang. “That’s beat” was popular during my dad’s time. I had no idea what this meant. When I asked him, he replied, “Well, instead of saying ‘wow! That really sucks!’ someone would just say ‘wow! That’s beat!” I gave him the strangest look because it sounded so weird. But, I can’t do that because that was probably very popular during that time, and he probably thinks that the slang words I use are weird. My mother told me that the phrase “dig it” was popular. I heard this slang in a couple of movies, but I don’t remember which ones they were. “Dig it,” meant...