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[–] comrade19@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So that's how it happens. I thought I was getting old when I had to look up 'based' on urban dictionary.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Thank god for that website, I can't imagine being an aging millennial in 1980 with all the kids talking about "radical" this and "cowabunga" that and not have anything to look up.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Cowabunga" shouldn't have been a mystery to them, at least, because it originates from Howdy Doody in 1949.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow. I totally thought it was just a Ninja Turtles thing. Thanks for that info.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Ninja Turtles got it from 60's surfer slang (since that's how Michelangelo speaks) and gave it new life for a few years.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

Pretty based of you to admit.