Slay
Slang for doing something awesomely, which John notes is already metaphoric: an experience so good you are metaphorically dead.
Early context: John says colloquial 'slay' is already metaphoric: a Taylor Swift song didn't kill you, but the experience was so awesome you are metaphorically dead. — It's Question Tuesday! Cheesy Jokes, Paper Towns Movie, and Dinosaur Butt Brains 00:02:08
borrowed slang / meme (slang) · in 2 videos, 2014–2015 · last heard 2015
- First in the videos: 2014-09-16 · It's Question Tuesday! Cheesy Jokes, Paper Towns Movie, and Dinosaur Butt Brains 00:02:08
- Last in the videos: 2015-05-22 · 15 Rants in Four Minutes 00:01:31
Videos per year: 2014: 1 · 2015: 1
Every video
2014
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-16 | It's Question Tuesday! Cheesy Jokes, Paper Towns Movie, and Dinosaur Butt Brains 00:02:08 | mention | John says colloquial 'slay' is already metaphoric: a Taylor Swift song didn't kill you, but the experience was so awesome you are metaphorically dead. |
2015
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-22 | 15 Rants in Four Minutes 00:01:31 | mention | Hank says mocking slang like 'bae', 'boo' or 'slay' is wrong: language is fluid, subcultures define themselves by slang, and complaining just claims your subculture is better, which looks pretentious. |