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What slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?
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Short for down low.
Never really hear it anymore.
Also
The bomb.
No one says that anymore.
And
Phat.
To refer to a thick gorgeous woman.
That has morphed into thicc.
I recall "Phat" being problematic. Especially since it was applied to thicker women.
Since it sounds like "fat", its use was generally followed with a "phat with a p" to clarify.
Making the short slang word void for being used easily and casually.
I did respect the approach of trying to change a word that's usually used to demean someone as a way to complement someone. But it just didn't stick.
Phat to me in the '90s meant either good, or big. But specifically big, gnarly stuff. Like jumping your mountain bike and getting phat air.