Outdated Slang We Still Can’t Stop Saying

You know that iconic line from Dazed and Confused — “That’s what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age”?

Yeah… it applies to slang too. We age, but our go-to lingo? Stuck in the glory days.

Someone asked the internet: What outdated slang do you still use all the time?
And the responses? Pure nostalgic chaos.

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Here are the top 30:

1. Gnarly – Peak surf bro energy.
2. Stoked – If you’re excited and you know it.
3. Sweet! – Bonus points if you still say “Sweeeet” like a 2000s Mountain Dew ad.
4. Word – The OG “facts.”
5. Sick! – Confusing if someone’s actually ill.
6. Peace – Dropping it like you’re walking out of a dorm room in 1998.
7. Dude – Gender-neutral, timeless, never leaving.
8. Tight! – Also: “That’s tight, man.”
9. Okie dokie – The friendliest way to say “sure.”
10. Now we’re cooking with gas – Grandma-core vibes, and we love it.
11. Can you dig it? – Only acceptable if followed by finger guns.
12. Da bomb / Bomb.com – If you know, you know.
13. Hella – Still very NorCal-coded.
14. Bees knees – For the vintage soul.
15. Bogus – Bill & Ted would approve.
16. Whippersnapper – Usually reserved for yelling at clouds.
17. Homeslice – Slice of what? Doesn’t matter.
18. Smell ya later! – Pokémon Red/Blue flashbacks.
19. Oh, snap! – The drama lives on.
20. Fetch! – Still not happening, according to Regina George.
21. Totes – Totes adorbs.
22. Golly – For when you want to curse but also be sweet about it.
23. Noiiiiice! – Said in every Lonely Island voice ever.
24. Jeez Louise – Always muttered, never yelled.
25. “Right on” – Apparently, one guy is famous for it at work.
26. “Bruh” and “slay” – Cringe, yes. But they slip out anyway.
27. Bananas – It’s just… bananas.
28. Cats – As in, “These cats don’t know what they’re doing.” Jazz hands not required.
29. Daddles – Victorian slang for “fists.” Someone’s in their Bridgerton era.
30. “Let’s blow this pop stand” – Because “Let’s bounce” just doesn’t hit the same.

So yeah… maybe we’re not always “on trend” with our vocab, but we’re hella okay with that.