Words and Phrases I am Prohibited from Using

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Lolz                                                                                                                                                                                                          Obvy                                                                                                                                                                                                        Hella                                                                                                                                                                                                          Yolo                                                                                                                                                                                                         Swag                                                                                                                                                                                                      Rachet                                                                                                                                                                                                   Chillax                                                                                                                                                                                                      OMG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Crunk
Cool beans

If I mess up and use any of these, one or both of my daughters shakes her finger and says, “That’s on the list.”  That is also how they indicate when I have used a new term that is prohibited.  The list keeps growing.

They also object when I use slang from my own generation, even when I use it ironically.  My family never got on the groovey train, but we used it as a joke all the time, but now that’s banned too.

Don’t tell my kids, but I sometimes use these words with my college students.  They indulge me and are usually amused.

One tries to maintain one’s dignity as one ages.