As the mother of two teenagers, I can state with impugnity that their
generation understands what "sucks" really means in its original form. They
are simply not shocked by it.
Crystal Premo
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From: Mark D Lew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 01:17:37 -0700
On Jul 15, 2005, at 5:47 AM, Christopher Smith wrote:
Maybe fifteen years ago I first heard "blows" meaning bad. It was around
the time that the expression "blowing chunks" (for throwing up) gained
popularity, and often the two were interchanged. "That team blows
chunks!" would be freely interchanged with "That team blows!" Of course,
now it just means "bad." Note there is no connection with "sucks" that
is immediately apparent to today's generation, just as there is no
connection between "phat" and "fat".
I'm pretty sure there *is* a connection between "phat" and "fat". The
acronymic etymologies are all fallacious.
mdl
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