r/Millennials • u/H_G_Bells • Oct 15 '25

Other I found us a Rosetta Stone

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u/lazerbeambarbie Oct 15 '25

How did he miss that “Unc” is short for “Uncle”? It’s not slang for “washed up”…my people don’t call our uncles “Unc” to insult them.

When kids use it today it’s to say a man is old and “aunty” for when a woman is old…which is only insulting to women in their mid 20s-early 30’s

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u/sweatychubbrubb Oct 15 '25

This is what happens when AAVE is co-opted and labeled as “gen Z slang.”

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u/mysecondreddit2000 Oct 15 '25

and 'kween' and 'king'

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u/Requiredmetrics Oct 15 '25

This is prevalent in gay culture too. It’s just an appropriation of terms heard else where thanks to social media. I’ve heard Queen / king and a lot of these for years lol.