374
“It’s sick” (sh.itjust.works)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] kionite231@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 months ago

Could you explain it to me? I don't really know the meaning of "it's sick" (Is it ill?)

[-] Beardsley@lemmy.world 46 points 4 months ago

Sick can be used either to refer to something unfortunate (as in ill), or to refer to something really awesome. It's just casual American slang.

[-] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Not to be confused with "ill" as in awesome.

[-] Fades@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Calling something sick is far more than unfortunate, it’s closer to demented or disgusting

[-] dan@upvote.au 5 points 4 months ago

It's just casual American slang.

We used to use it in Australia in the 2000s too. If something was very awesome, it was "fully sick".

[-] TrippaSnippa@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Thorpey says it's fully sick!

[-] dan@upvote.au 2 points 4 months ago

I was thinking of that ad when I wrote the comment!

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 months ago

Sick is said as a bad thing. But in teenager slang it can be used as something cool.

[-] kionite231@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

That's why biden used this double meaning word... I see.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

He clearly didn't intend it to mean anything else but the literal meaning

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No. It only has that meaning if you're 14 and very edgy. No adult will use it like a teenager would.

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sick has had this meaning since like... The 70s or 80s. Its not just edgy teens. In fact I suspect that this has probably fallen out of favor with gen alpha.

So if anything, I think you probably have that exactly backwards

[-] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Still at least two generations newer than any slang Biden would use.

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago

Oh for sure, my comment wasn't literal. No way does Biden have the presence of mind to make a slick response like that

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

"The shooting was the bee's knees."

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's been around for a long time but you stop using it like that once you have a sliver of adulthood. The point being that no Biden did not use it as a double entendre.

[-] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Ah yes, only 14 year olds skateboard and/or surf. Lol

[-] amenji@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago

Trump's grazed in the ear, inches away from death. That's sick, man.

[-] obinice@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago
[-] zarathustrad@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Do you have a license, to ill?

this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2024
374 points (100.0% liked)

Lemmy Shitpost

26914 readers
2078 users here now

Welcome to Lemmy Shitpost. Here you can shitpost to your hearts content.

Anything and everything goes. Memes, Jokes, Vents and Banter. Though we still have to comply with lemmy.world instance rules. So behave!


Rules:

1. Be Respectful


Refrain from using harmful language pertaining to a protected characteristic: e.g. race, gender, sexuality, disability or religion.

Refrain from being argumentative when responding or commenting to posts/replies. Personal attacks are not welcome here.

...


2. No Illegal Content


Content that violates the law. Any post/comment found to be in breach of common law will be removed and given to the authorities if required.

That means:

-No promoting violence/threats against any individuals

-No CSA content or Revenge Porn

-No sharing private/personal information (Doxxing)

...


3. No Spam


Posting the same post, no matter the intent is against the rules.

-If you have posted content, please refrain from re-posting said content within this community.

-Do not spam posts with intent to harass, annoy, bully, advertise, scam or harm this community.

-No posting Scams/Advertisements/Phishing Links/IP Grabbers

-No Bots, Bots will be banned from the community.

...


4. No Porn/ExplicitContent


-Do not post explicit content. Lemmy.World is not the instance for NSFW content.

-Do not post Gore or Shock Content.

...


5. No Enciting Harassment,Brigading, Doxxing or Witch Hunts


-Do not Brigade other Communities

-No calls to action against other communities/users within Lemmy or outside of Lemmy.

-No Witch Hunts against users/communities.

-No content that harasses members within or outside of the community.

...


6. NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.


-Content that is NSFW should be behind NSFW tags.

-Content that might be distressing should be kept behind NSFW tags.

...

If you see content that is a breach of the rules, please flag and report the comment and a moderator will take action where they can.


Also check out:

Partnered Communities:

1.Memes

2.Lemmy Review

3.Mildly Infuriating

4.Lemmy Be Wholesome

5.No Stupid Questions

6.You Should Know

7.Comedy Heaven

8.Credible Defense

9.Ten Forward

10.LinuxMemes (Linux themed memes)


Reach out to

All communities included on the sidebar are to be made in compliance with the instance rules. Striker

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS