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No. I think it's one of those situations where the word has changed meaning for certain groups of people, like a game of telephone, because dopamine scrolling a
by dqv 2y ago
No. I think it's one of those situations where the word has changed meaning for certain groups of people, like a game of telephone, because dopamine scrolling and doom scrolling are semantically close. It's kind of like how gen alpha has a different view of what "preppy" means than what previous generations would have thought.
- normie3000 2y agoWhat does preppy mean for alphas?
- criddell 2y agoDictionary.com has an article about the current meaning: https://www.dictionary.com/e/the-new-meaning-of-preppy/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/the-new-meaning-of-preppy/
- friendzis 2y agoWeird they do not even mention tiktok trend to intentionally mistype words (originally to circumvent certain content filters). I would guess there is some link between this trend and the word `pretty`, but I'm no linguist or tiktoker
- a1o 2y ago> adjective used to describe someone who dresses in fashion associated with college preparatory (“prep”) school that gives the impression of old money I thought it was about stocking life supplies in the basement though.
- Dilettante_ 2y agoIsn't that the old, pre gen alpha definition?
- a1o 2y agoI thought so, but apparently no > We all know what the word preppy means, right? It’s the word we use to describe those rich kids that look down on anyone whose shoes cost less than a car. It’s the perfect word to describe the pompousness and snootiness of the crustiest of the upper crust.
- bradyd 2y agoThat's prepper not preppy