Thus spake whippersnapper: kids using old-timey terms again
The kids are bringing back archaisms: old-timey language that’s been out of use for decades, if not a century or more. Lummox, hoodwink, skedaddle, whence and hence… “Older slang is basically an earworm,” an expert told the New York Times. “You just need to hear it once for it to be top of mind, but if you hear it over and over, it’s definitely …
