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[-] toynbee@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

My mom used to say "it's cold on the tundra!"

[-] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

"Wicked Nipper Keen"

[-] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

wtf is that? Isn't the second word a racist slur??

[-] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Isn’t the second word a racist slur??

Not that I'm aware of. This phrase was common with East Coast kids in the 1970s. It meant something like, 'that's cool' or 'amazing.'

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