Current Events > "Take the L" is the worst millennial phrase

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it's just stupid. hope it goes away soon.
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yo man this topic is lit
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Just take the L already bro.
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sounds like someone took an l
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Translation: Someone told me to take an L and now I'm ass blasted.
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I'm a millennial and this is the first time in ever seeing the phrase "take the L"
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Lmao TC just took an L

This is the type of topic someone who takes Ls on the reg would make.

TC took arguably the most L's of anyone on this board last year, so it's unsurprising he dislikes the phrase.
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liherally
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What is L?
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Genocet_10-325 posted...

I'm a millennial and this is the first time in ever seeing the phrase "take the L"

Do you live under a rock???
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Genocet_10-325 posted...

I'm a millennial and this is the first time in ever seeing the phrase "take the L"

#metoo. Maybe it's too stupid to reach normal millennials' ears
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Current youth culture is awful.
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People taking the fattest Ls in this topic
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Foppe posted...

What is L?

A loss. In sports wins and losses will often be listed like W or L.

Its been around for decades.

Saying The Red Sox pick up the W is not a new expression.
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Hip-hop is so cringy.
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ledbowman posted...

Hip-hop is so cringy.

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ledbowman posted...

Hip-hop is so cringy.

Look who's talking lmao
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What's wrong with "take the L"
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TC, hold this L for me.
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urban slang, that finds its way through the internet and social media. Before it was solely through rap music or overhearing black guys speak but acting like your not listening
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Take the l is from like the very early 90s at least when most millinials were just being born.
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Look at me
Look at your man
Look back at me
Look at your hands why are you holding an L
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Like for a W
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TC holds a lot of Ls so i can understand why he's upset about this phrase. hears it all the time.
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tc sounds salty af
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You want cringey? My brother graduated high school last year. And at the ceremony everyone that got up there, teachers included, kept referring to everything as "lit". This year was lit, this class is lit, our squad was lit. With a real emphasis in on the word when saying it.
And I know it wasn't just me because I could see other people turning and asking, but I did have to ask my other brothers WTF does that even mean. Our mother and uncles asked. And it's like idk. And between all of us we had no idea. And our ages run the gambit from 50s to 20s. Figured out later it's some millennial garbage term thrown around as a cringey replacement for cool.
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Take The L is a homelander term.
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Lmao I bet tc got a stack of Ls

You want cringey? My brother graduated high school last year. And at the ceremony everyone that got up there, teachers included, kept referring to everything as "lit". This year was lit, this class is lit, our squad was lit. With a real emphasis in on the word when saying it.
And I know it wasn't just me because I could see other people turning and asking, but I did have to ask my other brothers WTF does that even mean. Our mother and uncles asked. And it's like idk. And between all of us we had no idea. And our ages run the gambit from 50s to 20s. Figured out later it's some millennial garbage term thrown around as a cringey replacement for cool.
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Like said, these are old ass phrases from the hood (it's not limited to Black people. It's all people in the hood).

Nerds hear these things and make memes out of them and the general public then proceeds to go insane with them. Not even limited to millennials. Just everyday people coming across memes.
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Honestly this is more of a Generation Z thing, "lit" is probably on us millenials though.
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EternalDivide posted...

And I know it wasn't just me because I could see other people turning and asking, but I did have to ask my other brothers WTF does that even mean.

Cringe at this part
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EternalDivide posted...

You want cringey? My brother graduated high school last year. And at the ceremony everyone that got up there, teachers included, kept referring to everything as "lit". This year was lit, this class is lit, our squad was lit. With a real emphasis in on the word when saying it.
And I know it wasn't just me because I could see other people turning and asking, but I did have to ask my other brothers WTF does that even mean. Our mother and uncles asked. And it's like idk. And between all of us we had no idea. And our ages run the gambit from 50s to 20s. Figured out later it's some millennial garbage term thrown around as a cringey replacement for cool.

You're just out of touch
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Isn't the L a train in Chicago
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You want cringey? My brother graduated high school last year. And at the ceremony everyone that got up there, teachers included, kept referring to everything as "lit". This year was lit, this class is lit, our squad was lit. With a real emphasis in on the word when saying it.
And I know it wasn't just me because I could see other people turning and asking, but I did have to ask my other brothers WTF does that even mean. Our mother and uncles asked. And it's like idk. And between all of us we had no idea. And our ages run the gambit from 50s to 20s. Figured out later it's some millennial garbage term thrown around as a cringey replacement for cool.
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You want cringey? My sister graduated high school last year. And at the ceremony everyone that got up there, teachers included, kept referring to everything as "shit". This year was shit, this class is shit, our squad was shit. With a real emphasis in on the word when saying it.
And I know it wasn't just me because I could see other people turning and asking, but I did have to ask my other sisters WTF does that even mean. Our father and aunts asked. And it's like idk. And between all of us we had no idea. And our ages run the gambit from 60s to 30s. Figured out later it's some millennial garbage term thrown around as a cringey replacement for cool.
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Genocet_10-325 posted...

I'm a millennial and this is the first time in ever seeing the phrase "take the L"

I don't believe you.
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EternalDivide posted...

You want cringey? My brother graduated high school last year. And at the ceremony everyone that got up there, teachers included, kept referring to everything as "lit". This year was lit, this class is lit, our squad was lit. With a real emphasis in on the word when saying it.
And I know it wasn't just me because I could see other people turning and asking, but I did have to ask my other brothers WTF does that even mean. Our mother and uncles asked. And it's like idk. And between all of us we had no idea. And our ages run the gambit from 50s to 20s. Figured out later it's some millennial garbage term thrown around as a cringey replacement for cool.

That's actually awful.
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I'm fine with "take the L".

It's "woke" that's the annoying one.
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Bet!
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EffectAndCause posted...

Foppe posted...

What is L?

A loss. In sports wins and losses will often be listed like W or L.

Its been around for decades.

Saying The Red Sox pick up the W is not a new expression.

I honestly thought it was about taking public transportation when I saw the topic title.
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IEatFishFood posted...

I'm fine with "take the L".

It's "woke" that's the annoying one.

it's annoying because it's always used to describe 14 year old level philosophy garbage
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TC takin Ls left and right
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I used to take the L all the time, usually to 14th St - Union Square, where I would either get off or switch to the 4/5/6 line
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Foppe posted...

What is L?

L is real 2401
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TC is out of touch enough to think it was millennials who coined the phrase.
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