Old So What

  Slang that great divider of generations. When is “cool” no longer cool? To the Boomer Generation of the 50s, 60s, and 70s the word was “groovy.”   I remember that word because it wore out its welcome quickly.   Just a few “groovies” and you were ready to heave. The 1980s sprouted words such as: “gnarly” which translates to awesome or amazing. I love this word because it seems so full of possibilities. Whereas “grody” sounds like exactly what it is:   gross! “Booyah” is an expression, a shoutout of joy, or triumph made popular in the 90s. Hearing these words may bring back individual moments of nostalgia and there’s nothing wrong with that! Here’s a word for today’s slang. It’s “sick,” or spelled “sic,” a compliment meaning: excellent or cool.   And so, we have circled right back to where we began: COOL! A word for the ages.