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    Trendy...

    Does anyone else cringe when they hear this word?

    I've recently been looking at some posters and flyer's, some by Ceroc, some not... Some not even modern jive, but I notice a lot of company's use this word to promote their dance as "young and hip"...

    "It's fun, it's trendy"

    It sounds so old and sounds so "I'm 50+ and want to communicate with teenagers on their level.."

    Anyone else? Or am I on my own on this?

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jamie View Post
    Anyone else? Or am I on my own on this?
    Nope, it's a crap word, but not crap enough to be ironic (such as "groovy", which I quite like).

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jamie View Post
    Does anyone else cringe when they hear this word?

    I've recently been looking at some posters and flyer's, some by Ceroc, some not... Some not even modern jive, but I notice a lot of company's use this word to promote their dance as "young and hip"...

    "It's fun, it's trendy"

    It sounds so old and sounds so "I'm 50+ and want to communicate with teenagers on their level.."

    Anyone else? Or am I on my own on this?
    What words should they use ?

    Maybe they should ask them

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jamie View Post
    Does anyone else cringe when they hear this word?

    I've recently been looking at some posters and flyer's, some by Ceroc, some not... Some not even modern jive, but I notice a lot of company's use this word to promote their dance as "young and hip"...

    "It's fun, it's trendy"

    It sounds so old and sounds so "I'm 50+ and want to communicate with teenagers on their level.."

    Anyone else? Or am I on my own on this?
    No, I'm with you on this one. I hate fab (a much used word on this forum), groovy, hip, far out, super, dude, awesome and all other hippie / Brady Bunch slang.

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    What words should they use ?
    How about words which actually have some vague relationship to reality?
    Off the top of my heads, such as "fun", "friendly", "Sociable" or "Energetic"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    How about words which actually have some vague relationship to reality?
    Off the top of my heads, such as "fun", "friendly", "Sociable" or "Energetic"?
    My thoughts exactly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    What words should they use ?

    Maybe they should ask them

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    Man, I can really get my head into that space.

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    How about words which actually have some vague relationship to reality?
    Off the top of my heads, such as "fun", "friendly", "Sociable" or "Energetic"?
    "Amusing", "Cheesy", "Bouncy", "Orange", "Chocolaty"...

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    How about words which actually have some vague relationship to reality?
    Off the top of my heads, such as "fun", "friendly", "Sociable" or "Energetic"?
    No man I say ask their generation

    Our generation has passed their time has come

    Jamie whats hip with the youth today ??

    ps "friendly" means your pervert in my book

    "Sociable" means your a drunk

    "Fun" means spaced out and annoying or degrading ie Children this will be 'fun'

    "Energetic" on speed

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    What's "hip" () is telling things like it is... "Yeah man, it's hip and trendy" don't do it for me, but if someone to put something like "A relaxed and friendly place to meet new people and have a dance with your mates.. Great fun and it's only *pound sign*7"

    That would sell something to me.

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jamie View Post
    Does anyone else cringe when they hear this word?

    I've recently been looking at some posters and flyer's, some by Ceroc, some not... Some not even modern jive, but I notice a lot of company's use this word to promote their dance as "young and hip"...

    "It's fun, it's trendy"

    It sounds so old and sounds so "I'm 50+ and want to communicate with teenagers on their level.."

    Anyone else? Or am I on my own on this?
    I cringe too. But "trend" does have a specific meaning, and Ceroc can accurately be described as a trend. In advertising I like the idea of inventing new words for new things. If Ceroc is described as "funtabulous" or "trendelish" it sounds like something good and new, and nobody can argue it is not, because the words have no definition.

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jamie View Post
    "It's fun, it's trendy"

    It sounds so old and sounds so "I'm 50+ and want to communicate with teenagers on their level.."

    Anyone else? Or am I on my own on this?


    Now that I have a young man in my life i'm 'courting' how's that sound

    Quote Originally Posted by Miguel View Post
    No, I'm with you on this one. I hate fab (a much used word on this forum), groovy, hip, far out, super, dude, awesome and all other hippie / Brady Bunch slang.

    I use the word Fab its coz I can spell it without checking with spell check

    I have to substitute words all the time, spell check doesn't pick them up up


    I don't like the word 'Dude' or 'Numpty'

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    Re: Trendy...

    I like the word trendy but used out of context it does sound a bit naff.

    I like trendy clubs and pubs but I don't think Ceroc is "Trendy" and saying so doesn't work for me either.

    Ceroc can be a lot of things, flirty, full on fun, glamorous etc...

    If I was trying to sell the idea of Ceroc to my mates I would bait them with a line like:-

    Ceroc, more fun than you can handle?

    It was nearly more than I could handle at the last party night I attended when a frisky woman 15 years my senior started squeezing my arm and telling me "what lovely muscles you have"… Dancer exits at speed via fire door without opening it first

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jamie View Post
    Does anyone else cringe when they hear this word?
    I don't think there is any response other than to cringe when Trendy is used in any other way than ironically with a heavily sarcastic tone of voice

    Quote Originally Posted by Miguel View Post
    No, I'm with you on this one. I hate fab (a much used word on this forum), groovy, hip, far out, super, dude, awesome and all other hippie / Brady Bunch slang.
    I don't mind fab

    Quote Originally Posted by fletch View Post
    I don't like the word 'Dude' or 'Numpty'
    Well numpty is not exactly a term of endearment and it's a lot politer than some expressions up here, though I do quite like one of the alternatives:rocket

    One word I used to have problems with is Honey. Not because I didn't like the word but because I had a dog called Honey, so it felt a bit strange calling folk by the same name as my dog

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by fletch View Post
    Now that I have a young man in my life i'm 'courting' how's that sound
    In hip talk it's "Sugar Mummy & Toy Boy".

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    Our generation has passed their time has come

    Jamie whats hip with the youth today ??
    About a year ago, my kids were describing something as being 'sick' "Wow, that's so SICK!!"

    Aparently 'sick' is a bit like 'wicked' meaning, really good!

    I can see it now, Come to Ceroc, its really sick!

    I'll have to ask what the latest word is tonight!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lory View Post
    I can see it now, Come to Ceroc, its really sick!
    Well if someone puts you in enough spins

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    Quote Originally Posted by fletch View Post
    I use the word Fab its coz I can spell it without checking with spell check

    I have to substitute words all the time, spell check doesn't pick them up up
    Defiantly, spell cheque is not the aunt sir to all difficult 'E's...

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    Re: Trendy...

    Or how about………..

    Ullo dur!

    Bogged off with all the antwacky things to do? Then to all the la’s and tatty ‘eads yer wanna get dead icky and burr yews webs, put on yiz bezzies and for only a few bars have a gear time that won’t get yer banged up in Joe Gerks , then get yer dolly pegs moving get dancin’.

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    Re: Trendy...

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory View Post
    About a year ago, my kids were describing something as being 'sick' "Wow, that's so SICK!!"

    Aparently 'sick' is a bit like 'wicked' meaning, really good!

    I can see it now, Come to Ceroc, its really sick!
    Yep 'sick' does mean, really good although i don't use slang much like the youth today except i do say 'dude' LOL.

    There was a site that my mate showed me months ago that had London slang and 'sick' and others were mentioned and the translation. I just can't remember the site

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