I’m almost 24, but I feel old right now.
Yesterday I was eating lunch with a 16 year old that I mentor. He told me something he was going to do, and I asked him, “Are your parents down with that?”
He said, “What?”
I repeated, “Are your parents down with that?”
“Are they what?”
Again, I repeated “Are your parents down with that?”
Then he laughed at me. “Are they ‘down with it’? Man Adam, I had to think about what that meant. That’s old school. Nobody talks like that anymore.”
Readers – please tell me I’m not the only one who uses the phrase “down with it”! At least I’ve backed off my usage of words like “tubular” and “rad” (yes, I really did say those words quite often).
2 comments on this topic
4. January - 11:42 am
Wow…I haven’t heard “down with that” in a long time!
But, I won’t throw any stones…I’m sure I have my own phrases that date me. Of course, I can’t think of any right now
4. January - 11:51 am
If it makes you feel any better, I’m 30 and I never say that any more.
4. January - 11:51 am
Dude, even I don’t use that anymore, and I’m the KING of “lost in the nineties”. Sorry to break it to you…
4. January - 12:06 pm
Oh man.
Oh….
man….
*Groan*
I think I’m going to delete this post now . . .
4. January - 12:38 pm
I only use this phrase when I’m messing around or being dumb with someone.
4. January - 1:24 pm
*quietly groans and hides face in hands*
4. January - 3:24 pm
I think recall Kramer using that phrase on Seinfeld. That’s old, man. That’s old.
6. January - 9:48 am
I don’t use that anymore but I do use it for fun once in a while. And I AM OLD!
7. January - 2:02 pm
If you are cool enough you can bring stuff back and make it current again. Right now I am teaching middle school kids and I said “rad” and “keep it on the DL”. Now they are using it. Now that you posted this I’m going to say “down with that” in class and see if it catches. I’ll let ya know….:)
I have nothing to lose because in two weeks I won’t be there anymore…and they already like me so almost anything I say ends up being cool. ;p
7. January - 2:04 pm
One more thing, maybe it’s old for white people. I was just with some of my African-American friends last week and they are still saying stuff like that. That’s where we got it anyway.
8. January - 1:44 am
I use that!! All you people aren’t down with the fer-diggety-ness. Cuz this fool’s under 20. So, you all are trippin yo!
8. January - 1:45 am
I love my caucasion life…