What Happened to “Tips?”

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Horsehockey

I trust you’re good with “cool” then. A non-stupid word that we came up with?
That’s a word that seemed to pass the test of time… until it didn’t.😉

Cool used to be the berries, now it's strictly from squaresville.

[rokdog49]

Originally Posted by frankmcr

Cool used to be the berries, now it's strictly from squaresville.

The word often used today to replace cool is “fire”.
Go figure.

[rllink]

Originally Posted by frankmcr

Cool used to be the berries, now it's strictly from squaresville.

Squaresville, isn't that something Maynard would say to Dobie Gillis?

[KESTLY]

Originally Posted by rllink

Squaresville, isn't that something Maynard would say to Dobie Gillis?

Yeah, now you're getting hip to the jive Pops!

[Mr Bill]

I also do not know where the modern use of 'hack' came from. It used to mean 'capable of doing something.'

"I need all these things moved to the other side of the garage. Can you hack it?"

"I can hack it."

Sometimes I think they just make stuff up to keep things 'fresh.'

[Chickee]

Originally Posted by Mr Bill

I also do not know where the modern use of 'hack' came from. It used to mean 'capable of doing something.'

"I need all these things moved to the other side of the garage. Can you hack it?"

"I can hack it."

Sometimes I think they just make stuff up to keep things 'fresh.'

Funny, I use that word when asked what kind of guitarist I am….”me, I’m just a hack. Move along, nothing to see here!” Bahahaha😂

fd

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Mr Bill

I also do not know where the modern use of 'hack' came from. It used to mean 'capable of doing something.'

"I need all these things moved to the other side of the garage. Can you hack it?"

"I can hack it."

Sometimes I think they just make stuff up to keep things 'fresh.'

I haven't heard the word used in that sense since the mid to late 1960s.
Most often it was used in variants of "I just couldn't hack it any more."
(Implying dislike for a job more than not being physically capable of it.)

[Mr Bill]

Originally Posted by Chickee

Funny, I use that word when asked what kind of guitarist I am….”me, I’m just a hack. Move along, nothing to see here!” Bahahaha😂

fd

I forgot that definition!

And I guess it also means getting into a computer system that you're not supposed to be getting into.

Maybe 'hack' is more versatile a word than I gave it credit for.

[Murphy Slaw]

Originally Posted by rokdog49

The word often used today to replace cool is “fire”.
Go figure.

And it sounds stupid.

Not nearly as cool as "cool"...

[Chickee]

Originally Posted by Mr Bill

I forgot that definition!

And I guess it also means getting into a computer system that you're not supposed to be getting into.

Maybe 'hack' is more versatile a word than I gave it credit for.

And I don't know about other cities across the USA, but in my home town, NewYorkCity, cabbies were also known as hack drivers. What do you do for a livin’ Mac? Who me? I drive a hack.

fd

[rokdog49]

Originally Posted by Murphy Slaw

And it sounds stupid.

Not nearly as cool as "cool"...

…which sounded stupid to my Dad.
He used to say “cool man” just to irritate me.

[Andromeda]

Originally Posted by Mr Bill

I also do not know where the modern use of 'hack' came from. It used to mean 'capable of doing something.'

"I need all these things moved to the other side of the garage. Can you hack it?"

"I can hack it."

Sometimes I think they just make stuff up to keep things 'fresh.'

All words are made up.