Thus spake whippersnapper: kids using old-timey terms again
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February 10, 2026
The kids are bringing back archaisms: old-timey language that's been out of use for decades, if not a century or more. Lummox, hoodwink, skedaddle, whence and hence… "Older slang is basically an earworm," an expert told the New York Times. — Read the rest
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