My little cousin and I seem like we speak different languages and have different meanings for all different words. Even though I’m technical “Gen Z”, he just turned 9 and already has his own vocabulary that he learned at school. My mom says it was the same for her and I. Can someone explain if there is an actual science behind this?
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Slangs develop for the same reason fashion styles, music genres, different hairstyles develop etc.
Humans are constantly trying to find ways of expressing themselves in a more unique way that reflects their own unique experience in a specific environment.
When I think of the slang words I used back when I was younger, it was a way of feeling connected to my peers. It was a way we carved our own identity & pushed away the identity of the “adults” that wanted us to conform, and of course youth = rebellion. But as I got older, I abandoned most slangs.
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