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Why "sick"?

Asked by ichibanarky 9 months ago, 15 answers.

So every generation has it's slang.

The 60's had 'Groovy
The 70's had Far out
The 80's used Awesome
The 90's made use of Sweet

Now you can see how all these words coincide - you can tell they all mean something good.

The question I...

have is, when did the word Sick ever become a good thing???

I think all the past generations need to get together and help these young folks out by showing them how to create appropriate slang. happy

Answered by stephanief987 on Feb 14, 2009, 01:10PM
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I have no idea, but I cant stand when people use the term that way. Everytime someone says something cool is sick I give them a weird look and say How is that sick?. I don't get it, it sounds stupid to me.
I'm a 'young folk' but I cant stand the slang people use, why not just use proper words?

Answered by mandyloo on Feb 14, 2009, 01:12PM
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Good point. It seems like all the new slangs are opposite of what the word actually means.

Killin It - is actually a good thing
Sick - means Awesome!
Bad - means good

Answered by underwaterophelia on Feb 14, 2009, 01:15PM
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Hah, you also had jive turkey, so maybe you shouldn't throw stones.

Answered by ichibanarky on Feb 14, 2009, 01:23PM
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I never had jive turkey...what on earth was that? lol

Answered by mandyloo on Feb 14, 2009, 01:25PM
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Wasn't Jive Turkey from the 50's?

Answered by ichibanarky on Feb 14, 2009, 01:37PM
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How old does she think I am? lol

Answered by stephanief987 on Feb 14, 2009, 01:50PM
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What does 'Jive Turkey' have anything to do with using weird words as appose to awesome or cool? The statement 'Jive Turkey' was used as an insult.

*edit*
According to wikipedia it was widely known in the 1980's particularly via television comedies.

Answered by ichibanarky on Feb 14, 2009, 01:55PM
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Those were obviously programs that I didn't watch.

You couldn't pay me to literally use the term 'jive turkey'...it's ridiculous! lol

Answered by heart55 on Feb 14, 2009, 02:08PM
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Jive turkey loool whats that ??
lol ichi, you made me smile on here :D

Answered by stephanief987 on Feb 14, 2009, 02:18PM
13830 answers

Jive turkey:
1. Someone who lies all the time.
2. Someone who does unbelievable (usually bad) things.
3. An arrogant disrespectful punk who is full of crap.

-Urbandictionary

Answered by sftbllfrk13 on Feb 14, 2009, 02:48PM
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this is funny because on of my friends commented a picture of mine on facbook saying my shirt was sick. excuse my stupidness, but I had NOOO clue what it meant!! lol.

I dont use sick..

I prefer to make up my own terms.!

Answered by underwaterophelia on Feb 14, 2009, 05:03PM
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It was just an example of slang, and while jive turkey may have been around in the 50s, in was in common use well into the 70s.

Answered by editor on Feb 17, 2009, 02:59PM
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Actually, rappers started using 'bad' for good in the 80s...that's not the younger generation we have here on FA.

As for sick, the phrase That's sick originated in the midwest in the 1970s to mean something was 'intriguing.' So that could be where it derived from.

Answered by coolguy97 on Aug 10, 2009, 08:21PM
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im 13 and I cannot at all stand that slang what does sick mean last time I checked sick was a bad thing

Answered by youcancallmejess (Online now) on Aug 26, 2009, 09:47AM
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Ughhh it's annoying when people say sick.
Personally... I have never met anyone in real life who says it though =]

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