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[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I still use most of the hella tight slang I grew up with

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Who you calling a dog, dawg?

I'm finna get my homeboys to whoop your ass, you dig homeslice?

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I feel like hella was the west coast version of wicked.

That was hella wicked.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

hella

i picked this one up from living in california for 15 years and it keeps tripping up the people i talk to everywhere else i've lived since then.

i don't even notice that i do it until someone points it out to me. lol

[–] proudblond@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I called something β€œthe bomb” the other day and my mind did a record scratch, like, did I actually say that unironically??

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

My nephew's initials are b.o.m.b unintentionally.

He's the bomb.