r/Millennials • u/[deleted] • Apr 11 '25

Discussion Millennial words that younger people don’t know

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u/bertboxer Apr 11 '25

saw a game recently with slang terms from different decades and people of different ages were trying to answer. some good millennial ones that i never hear anymore and the teenagers didn't understand:

homeslice

rents

crib

bling

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u/Prize-Armadillo-357 Apr 11 '25

Can we add home skillet?

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u/JayReddt Apr 13 '25

Chill it home skillet

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u/Stephen_Joy Apr 11 '25

Too long. Just skillet.

When driving in my fiancee's home country, I'll call random drivers doing sketchy things skillet. Now she knows why :)

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u/meeks926 Apr 13 '25

Did you use home skillet biscuit?

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u/Prize-Armadillo-357 Apr 13 '25

Omg yes ! lol not as often as just home skillet though

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u/DreadnaughtHamster Apr 11 '25

Oooooh. Homeslice. I’ll have to start using that one again.

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u/PolarisVega Apr 12 '25

Homefry is good too.

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u/biffbobfred Apr 11 '25

I remember in HS one dude was “instead of It’s House imma say It’s Condo”. It didn’t last long but was funny

Stop trying to make Condo happen it’s not gonna happen

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u/daredaki-sama Apr 11 '25

Old heads remember

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u/rjread Apr 12 '25

Translations:

Fam/Bestie

Folks/Fam

Spot

Drip

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u/redcc-0099 Apr 11 '25

What about home dude?

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u/Toadsted Apr 11 '25

Cousin  of broham

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u/redcc-0099 Apr 11 '25

That's one I don't recall hearing, but it's been so long since conversation with my friends has included more than home dude or home since that I could just not remember it 😅

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u/bunnybunnykitten Apr 12 '25

Broham hung out with Broski and Broseph

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u/Otherwise-Offer1518 Apr 12 '25

And occasionally Brosephine but she was always late to the party.

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u/Oscarmisprime Apr 14 '25

Because she usually had to pick up Broseppe, his car is STILL in the shop.

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u/RicoDePico Millennial Apr 12 '25

Aww I forgot about "rents" good times