The A to Z English Podcast Idiom Academy | New Idioms
In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss three recently coined idiomatic expressions in English.
Transcript:
00:00:01
Jack
Welcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we are talking about new slang slang that is just brand new in the culture. Actually social is my expert when it comes to pop culture and.
00:00:21
Jack
Modern culture, youth, youth culture. I'm. I'm too old. I'm. I'm out of touch. So some of these that I pulled up may not be as new as I think they are, but let's go through three of these idioms.
00:00:38
Jack
Tier and so the first one is vibing.
00:00:43
Jack
So what does it mean if you're vibing with someone?
00:00:48
Xochitl
By being biting is hard to explain, but like it's kind of turned into like hanging out, chilling, and also if you're vibing, you're like getting along well, like like sometimes like when I just have this conversation and we're just vibing like we're really on the same page, things are flowing.
00:01:10
Xochitl
Everything's going well, and then if you're not vibing with someone, it's.
00:01:13
Xochitl
Kinda like if you're on a bad day or you're like needing someone for the first time and it's really awkward or things go South. That's like the opposite of vibing.
00:01:22
Jack
Yeah, you're you're not vibing essentially.
00:01:25
Jack
And.
00:01:25
Jack
And this is I think this really makes sense in the in the in the world of like online dating, where everything is immediate, right? Just like Tinder, it's like, OK, I'm going to meet you. Boom. We talk for 5 minutes. If we're not vibing, I'm out of here. You know, dating is almost like.
00:01:35
Xochitl
Yeah.
00:01:43
Jack
It's so different than than my generation where you had to, like, call someone's house phone, you know, like, make an appointment, you get together. And if you're on a bad date, you just ride that horrible wave all the way to the end of dinner and.
00:02:02
Jack
It's quite torturous, you know. Uhm, and the younger generation is just like, no, we're we're meeting for a drink. If we're not vibing within a couple of minutes, I'm out, you know, and that seems to be the agreement. Am I wrong about that or is that accurate?
00:02:22
Xochitl
You mean like?
00:02:24
Xochitl
You think they're kind of more instant culturally now?
00:02:27
Jack
Insofar as dating goes.
00:02:29
Xochitl
Yeah, even like meeting new people. Was it different before like?
00:02:36
Jack
Yeah. I mean, I think I think you're more stuck together, right? Like if you made a plan, if you made a, if you made it, if you're your date, if you're going on a date with someone.
00:02:46
Jack
You're you're in for the the date you're in for the long haul. It doesn't mean.
00:02:48
Xochitl
They're spending like 2 hours together, even.
00:02:50
Jack
It's a few hours, right? I mean, you're not going to go like, if it's a horrible dinner, you're not going to go like, hey, do you wanna go get ice cream? You're gonna, you know, you're gonna go your separate ways, but you're still gonna finish the dinner together. I feel like the younger generation is like, no. Let's just meet for drinks.
00:03:10
Jack
And then you know, then you're only stuck for one drink and then it's.
00:03:14
Xochitl
Yeah, it's like get a coffee together because then you're only stuck for. Because I've had this situation. I had this situation kind of pop up in Korea where it was like we went. I told you about that, but we went and had, like, a a lemonade. I had a lemonade at a cafe. And then after that, he was like, oh, you want to go get dinner? I was like, I got a dip.
00:03:34
Xochitl
I have 4:00 except and it was like not three. I did not want to be stuck with this bozo for another minute.
00:03:37
Jack
Yeah. Yes.
00:03:41
Xochitl
So I'm glad that like we proceeded it with the cafe kind of thing.
00:03:45
Jack
Yes, yes, that, that's, it's actually I. I kind of like this. The young generation is just like let's throw all the extra nonsense away because you get it. You know, if you have chemistry within the first couple of minutes. I mean, I really.
00:04:00
Jack
Do believe that?
00:04:00
발표자
Yeah.
00:04:02
Xochitl
I also believe that, like if it's just kind of awkward, or the person just like a little quiet or something, I would still meet up with them like again like, especially if you're making new friends or whatever. I just wouldn't do it if it's like.
00:04:15
발표자
Yeah.
00:04:16
Xochitl
If it's really bad, then why would I subject myself to spending more time with this embarrassing person or whatever like?
00:04:23
Jack
Right, in an awkward you know where the like, labored conversation and stuff. I I think this comes from this comes from the word vibration. And if you the the they used to use this a long time ago there's a Beach Boys song called Good Vibrations.
00:04:39
Jack
And it's about sharing via vibrations with people, whether you have good vibrations or bad vibrations. And then the word vibration became the word vibe. So good vibes or bad vibes was a very 60s kind of slang, and now they've used. Now they're using it in the present.
00:04:59
Jack
Continuous as vibing, so using it as a verb to vibe with somebody and yeah, it kind of makes sense. It's a I think it's a it's a good expression. I I like it. I'll I will use this.
00:05:14
Jack
UM OK #2.
00:05:18
Jack
Uh hot mess.
00:05:21
Xochitl
Ohh, this one's kind of older hot mess is.
00:05:25
Xochitl
Uh.
00:05:29
Xochitl
It's usually towards a person, but you can do it towards a situation too. Let's say, like my grandmother passed away, which is really sad, but now I'm cleaning out her house and she was a hoarder and the situation is a hot mess. It's like it's chaos, it's.
00:05:47
Xochitl
It's basically chaos. That's the only way I can describe it. It's kind of like when you're watching a movie and the main character like it opens with the main character having like eating like a piece of cold pizza out of their car for breakfast and like, waking up with trash in their hair and they like.
00:06:07
Xochitl
Eat the trash they found in their hair. And you know what I'm talking about? Like that? Yeah. Yeah. That person's a hot mess.
00:06:11
Jack
That person's a hot mess.
00:06:15
Jack
Everyone has a a friend like, at least in the West. You know, if you're, if you're a college student or whatever, you have a friend, she might he or she might drink too much when they go out. And so, you know, for I'm thinking, you know, she's got, like, a nice, you know, cocktail dress on high heels, her purse.
00:06:35
Jack
And then two hours later, she's like stumbling. The dress is kind of a skew and wrinkled, and her hair is all messed up and the lipstick is all smeared and and everyone goes. Ohh man, she's such a hot mess when she drinks, you know?
00:06:39
Xochitl
Barefoot.
00:06:52
Xochitl
Yeah.
00:06:53
발표자
Yeah.
00:06:54
Xochitl
Yep.
00:06:54
Jack
OK. And I've got one more and this one is basic and I think everybody knows what basic means, but what does it mean in this kind of like modern youth culture in modern youth culture?
00:07:08
Xochitl
Basic is it's funny because it's like basic should mean average whatever, but it actually it's kind of derogatory, which means it has a negative connotation and it's like ohh, you're such a basic girl. Which means like a bland, boring, unoriginal.
00:07:19
Jack
Yes.
00:07:28
Xochitl
Doesn't stand out and it almost pegs you at.
00:07:32
Xochitl
What?
00:07:34
Xochitl
Uh below. I mean it's average in the worst way possible.
00:07:38
Jack
Yeah, like there's nothing special about you, you know, is what they're saying to you. You're so basic, you know, it's kind of a mean girl. Uh, put down.
00:07:44
Xochitl
Yes.
00:07:51
Xochitl
Even though it's funny because it's kind of.
00:07:54
Xochitl
It basically towards Mean Girls because Mean Girls are basic most of the time.
00:07:58
Jack
Exactly, yes. Yes. The people that use this the most are probably really in their heart. No, they're basic and they're lashing out at people who are more creative or more introverted, but probably have more talent or or skills or other.
00:08:06
Xochitl
Yeah.
00:08:16
Jack
Other interests that just go beyond the kind of mainstream.
00:08:21
Xochitl
I think another thing is that it's kind of, it's like a little, it's a little bit of a misogynistic insult cause a lot of times it's like aimed at women like you never really hear people calling men basic, even though most of them are. But sorry, but it's like, it's like calling women. It's kind of used to insult.
00:08:35
Jack
That's good, yeah.
00:08:42
Xochitl
Means interest. So it's like you can't like pumpkin spice lattes cause you're basic and you can't dress a certain way because now you're basic and you can't enjoy this hobby cause now that's basic. It's kind of takes away the enjoyment of like things that are are more women's culture or things that women.
00:09:00
Xochitl
Enjoy.
00:09:00
Jack
Yeah, I feel like there's like a longer version of this with a bad word at the end. A basic BB word, you know, and. And so I I totally know what you're what you're getting at is kind of there is a misogynistic element misogynistic for our listeners out there means woman.
00:09:05
Xochitl
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yep.
00:09:21
Xochitl
Sorry, sorry.
00:09:21
Jack
Yeah. Ohh no derogatory towards women or negative towards women, yeah.
00:09:27
Xochitl
Yes. Yeah.
00:09:29
Jack
Yeah. So, uh, yeah. If someone calls you basic, they're not just saying you're average, they're they're putting you down so.
00:09:37
Xochitl
Yeah, they're insulting you, Sir.
00:09:38
Jack
Yeah, it's an insult. Yeah.
00:09:40
Xochitl
Treat it as an insulin fight. I'm just kidding. Don't fight them, but yeah.
00:09:43
Jack
Like a.
00:09:44
Jack
Savage. Yeah, but don't become a hot mess, you know.
00:09:47
Xochitl
Yes, alright guys. Well, don't take our advice. Please don't take our advice. But yeah, make sure to use these in the sentence and or we chat and WhatsApp groups. We would love to hear how you guys come up with original ways to use these new words in a sentence.
00:09:53
Jack
Right.
00:10:04
Xochitl
She does an e-mail at A-Z, englishpodcast@gmail.com leave a comment down below on our website azenglishpodcast.com and Jack and I will see you later. Bye bye.
00:10:13
Jack
Bye bye.
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