When (why?) did adult women calling themselves “girlies”
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Anonymous
It’s just how people talk now; that’s all |
Anonymous
| The extended adolescence of this generation has been pretty widely documented. |
Anonymous
| Hubs, adorbs, Visi, Vandy - it's all saccharine sweet and cute to those who use it. |
Anonymous
As in 'white woman upper middle class'? |
Anonymous
Can we add to that the trend of grown adults saying things like "comfy" and "yummy"? You sound like toddlers. |
Anonymous
Haha you are literally judging the poster you are responding to. Everyone judges or draws conclusions about people based on how they talk and act. That's just life. |
Anonymous
or "boss b1tch". I almost jumped out of my skin when someone called me that, even though they seemed to think it was a compliment. |
Anonymous
Hmm, I don't love those words but they don't annoy me the way "girlies" or "littles" do. If another mom used the words "comfy" or "yummy" in conversation with me, I might find it a little weird but it wouldn't annoy me. But when people refer to kids as "littles" or grown women as "girlies" to me, I get really annoyed. I think the distinction for me is the cutesy nature of the terms. Littles and girlies are social media trends. Whereas comfy and yummy are just slang terms that have been around time. When I think of littles/girlies, I think of vapid 20 somethings on Instagram adopting these cutesy voices and using lots of hashtags. When I think of comfy/yummy, I think of my 70+ mom putting on pajamas at 6pm and having ice cream after dinner. It's not cool but it's not really cringe to me. |
Anonymous
That’s a lie. Those sound fine. And you sound really uptight PP. |
Anonymous
Plus one. The PP sounds yucky. |
Anonymous
| While we’re on the topic…I don’t like when ppl say “veggies”. That sounds so stupid to me. Just say vegetables, like an adult. |
Anonymous
| It’s so annoying and juvenile. I saw some overweight woman on twitter calling herself a ‘donut girly’ yesterday and bragging about trying multiple donut places in a day. |
Anonymous
| Never heard this. Am I too old? Who does this? |
Anonymous
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My gen z colleagues say it all the time.
Actual quotes from this week: "Hey bestie, can I talk to you about a contract?" "I know you're a water girlie but try this prebiotic soda..." I don't like mama. But the only person who says it is one of my nearest and dearest, so I let it slide. There are some cutesy abbreviates I hate (hubby) and some I use myself (comfy). *shrug* |
Anonymous
Your a big meanie |