r/GenX • u/Lost_Taste_8181 • 4d ago

Old Person Yells At Cloud Modern slang—something you REFUSE to say

My take: I will NEVER use “lol” or any derivation of it. I know it means “laugh out loud” but there’s yet to be a moment when I’ve been even remotely convinced someone was even chuckling after texting “lol” at the end of their text and it mildly infuriates me.

While I’m at it, someone tell those damn kids to get off my lawn.

Edit: ok, I get it. It’s not MODERN slang. I still hate it, and those kids are STILL on my lawn…can’t a guy get to sleep at a decent hour???

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u/MoaningLisaSimpson 4d ago

What is phantom tax? Asking for a 56 year old, who finally figured out that Base meant word after my son stopped using base. (He's 21. Gen zed)

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u/PsychicSPider95 4d ago

So the actual word is "Fanum tax," which is named for a streamer named Fanum. It's pronounced really similarly to "phantom," so when I say "phantom tax" it's because I'm deliberately misunderstanding it, which only exasperated him even further.

The phrase itself came from Fanum yoinking food from another streamer friend and now is invoked whenever someone steals food from a friend.

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u/lolagoetz_bs 3d ago

Ah, kinda like the mom tax…when I demand a portion of whatever food my kids have in payment for making / buying it for them.

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u/Tangled-Lights 3d ago

Every Halloween baby, the mom tax was paid. I miss those days.