7/14/2023 0 Comments Stupid surfer lingo meme![]() ![]() ![]() A pretty girl would be considered "choice.".In the dating arena (or "scene" to a teenager in the 1960s): If a concert was "groovy," it was both outta sight and cool.If an event was "righteous," it was fantastic.Having the latest and newest of anything, then as now, is of extreme importance to those who are truly hip. If something like a musical group was exciting and fantastic, they would be called "fab.".Something that was wonderful would be "outta sight" (so great or unbelievable, you just couldn't take it all in.).Different people will use it in slightly different ways, but one thing remains consistent - there’s something about the high-pitched squeal of “sheeeeeeesh” that’s just hilarious.Back in this turbulent decade, you might expand upon the word "cool" with a word like "boss." That means something is really, really cool.Īmong the 1960s hipster contingent, their lingo included phrases to describe superlative experiences: TL DR? “Sheesh” is usually used to fool around or emphasize whatever’s funny about a situation. “I think it could be funny if Gen Xers were to say it, though.” Sofia’s favorite type of “sheesh” TikTok involves kids asking their confused parents and grandparents to say “sheesh” - because they have no idea what it means, Gen Zers laugh together about how silly older members of their families sound. “If I heard a millennial say ‘sheesh’ in real life, I’d be like, ‘what are you doing?’” says Anita. “Other people would yell ‘sheesh’ back.” Why? Consider it bonding over the viral trend.Įven though the word is clearly popular, a shared sentiment among Gen Zers is that it’s cringey for millennials to say “sheesh,” especially unironically. “ went on a hike where it was kinda crowded, and he just said ‘sheesh’ randomly very often,” Anita tells Bustle. You might also just hear it out in the real world for no reason at all. “If someone trips and falls, then their friends might say it to make fun of the situation.” “Sometimes people use it when someone does something clumsy or stupid,” she says. Similarly, Anita sees most older Gen Zers use “sheesh” ironically. They might use it to make fun of middle school boys, too. “Sometimes it can be used as catcalling.” She and her friends like to use “sheesh” as a joke, often to emphasize something strange or revealing that happens in a TV show (choruses of "sheesh" filled the room when they watched Hotchner's ex-wife get murdered in Criminal Minds, for examples). “When I hear guys use it in public, it usually has to do with a girl,” Sofia tells Bustle. Sofia, 18, points out that younger Gen Zers tend to use “sheesh” as a more serious attempt at humor or flirting, while older Gen Zers frequently use it in more mocking, lighthearted contexts. After Anita first noticed the “sheesh” audio popping up everywhere during her hours spent scrolling through TikTok, she soon began to overhear it in real life, too - most commonly by middle or high schoolers when they flex their skills in a video game or gossip about girls they’re interested in. “In some contexts, it can mean something like ‘dang, you look good’ or ‘OK, I see you’ when someone does something impressive,” Anita, 18, tells Bustle. One glance at TikToks with the “sheeeeeeesh” sound - featuring plenty of irony-inflected humblebrags - makes it obvious that the new meaning of “sheesh” doesn’t entirely align with Merriam Webster’s definition. (Yeah, IDK either.) Since then, over 100,000 videos have used the original audio to make “sheesh” TikToks, and Gen Zers have even migrated the expression to real life. The original “sheeeeeeesh” sound first began to circulate on TikTok in February, when user posted a video of a frog being serenaded by a chorus of sheeshes on Valentine’s Day. Similarly, LeBron James has used "sheesh" on social media to convey approval: in 2019, he paired the phrase with a slew of fire emojis in a retweet of pictures of his signature Nike sneakers being used on the court.īut in 2021, the word “sheesh” is everywhere - specifically, said shrilly and repetitively, with an emphasis on the vowels. ![]() ![]() In Young Thug’s 2015 song “ Check,” he repeats the word in the line, “I got a check (sheesh, sheesh)” to emphasize how much cash he’s raking in. The meaning of “sheesh” has shifted in the age of social media. You’ve heard people say “sheesh” before - according to Merriam Webster, the word has been in use since the 1900s to “express disappointment, annoyance, or surprise” - but on TikTok, “sheesh” signifies everything from bragging, to cringe, to excitement. They’re all over your TikTok feed: short clips of food, sports, makeovers, and even confessions - all overlaid with loud, high-pitched choruses of “sheeeeeeesh.” ![]()
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