Rotarian Jim Buck was armed with lists of slang terms, modern jargon, and pet peeves to share with Rotarians at this week’s meeting. His vocabulary collection came from books, interviews, and his own note taking and updated a similar presentation from last year. Here is an example of his research.
Slang: Glad Eye (a leering glance); Chevere (cool or awesome), and White Lightning (homemade whiskey).
Modern Jargon: Eight (something done well); Sigma (self-sufficient and independent – super cool); and No Cap (not lying, for real).
Pet Peeves: Overuse of “You Know” and “Hopefully”; embellished advertising of mass produced goods as “Artisan” (which is supposed to mean “handmade”) citing a McDonalds ad as an example; and the frequent use of the Australian-originated “No Worries” in response to an apology.
A word of warning, be alert not to provoke our guardian of vocabulary or you might just be facing a Rotary fine.