Current Events > Why do Americans always shout "let's go" when something good happens

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The term "Let's go" meaning "It's time to leave" has been around forever, and sports fans using it as a chant has been around for decades ("Lets Go Mets!"), but kids and athletes using it originates from the video in post #9 gaining meme popularity over the last few years.

They're expressing approval regarding how the current events have transpired and are indicating that, circumstances permitting, they would like said events to continue.

Why do the Brits say "get in there!"? Where exactly do I need to get in?

Why do the Brits say "get in there!"? Where exactly do I need to get in?

That video is most definitely not the origin of the phrase.

I have heard this phrase used, irl even, since as far back as 2006. Idk, maybe it's my northwestern US sensibilities and the fact that such language is the norm for us in any non-professional setting...

.....Oh wait, Japanese people use it too. Never mind, nothing to see but bullshit here. XD

this is genuinely one of the most bizarre topics ive ever seen here

im in my 20s and saying lets go has been a common phrase in every sporting culture ive literally ever been a part of, and older folks say it too.

Like im genuinely wondering how people think this is a new concept or gen Z slang. Have yall seriously never heard LETS GO METS?

They say it when they find out there is pizza in the kitchen and scream LETS GOOOOOO while they go get it.

It basically means "FUCK YEA!"

this is genuinely one of the most bizarre topics ive ever seen here

Exactly!

I have two teen sons, the phrase is used constantly and at high volume when their friends are hanging out at our house, and that is exactly how they use it. It is kind of fun. But it definitely was not something my generation was doing outside of watching a sporting event.

I love sports, and have had season tickets to a number of sports teams my whole life.

Gen Z is not saying this like you would at a baseball or football game. They say it when they find out there is pizza in the kitchen and scream LETS GOOOOOO while they go get it.

There is obviously nothing wrong with that, but it is also pretty different from how it is used during a sporting event. We old folks werent saying it when something cool or fun happened in our daily lives-that is the change.

Yeah, and even then chanting Lets go <team> was rallying for a good thing to happen, not celebrating it afterward.

this is genuinely one of the most bizarre topics ive ever seen here

im in my 20s and saying lets go has been a common phrase in every sporting culture ive literally ever been a part of, and older folks say it too.

Like im genuinely wondering how people think this is a new concept or gen Z slang. Have yall seriously never heard LETS GO METS?

This isn't the kind of usage that the OP (or anyone else in the thread) is talking about.

I've been to Hawaii sporting events before where "LET'S GO BOWS" was a typical rallying cry. You know when it was generally used? When they were falling behind, and needed to do something to catch up. Not after they'd just scored or won the game.

Gen Z is not saying this like you would at a baseball or football game. They say it when they find out there is pizza in the kitchen and scream LETS GOOOOOO while they go get it.

Maybe just a weird example, but that makes perfect sense to me. Let's go (to the kitchen and get some pizza).

International tennis players have been saying that shit for over a decade

Why do the Brits say "get in there!"? Where exactly do I need to get in?

Its a TC topic in a nutshell. He takes universally liked things and asks why everyone hates it. He takes universally common things and asks why only certain people like it.

It gets plenty of comments every time so good for him finding what works, finds the people who take the low hanging bait and chomp on.

You know, this topic reminds me when Life is Strange got dragged to the mud for the word "hella" being the "how do you do fellow kids" word...when in reality almost all of my cousins from Seattle use the word "hella" a lot in their usage. Not one of them even knows what Life is Strange is, which goes to show a lot of these phrases and words can simply just be a regional thing. I remember meeting my friend in Texas and when I told him "what's up" (which is normally just a casual way in saying "hi") and instead of saying "what's up" back to me, he proceeded to tell he what went on his day up till now.

Interesting, I didn't know Hella went all the way up to Seattle. It's common to hear in the Bay area of Cali. It even rubbed off on me a bit down here in LA

You know, this topic reminds me when Life is Strange got dragged to the mud for the word "hella" being the "how do you do fellow kids" word...when in reality almost all of my cousins from Seattle use the word "hella" a lot in their usage. Not one of them even knows what Life is Strange is, which goes to show a lot of these phrases and words can simply just be a regional thing. I remember meeting my friend in Texas and when I told him "what's up" (which is normally just a casual way in saying "hi") and instead of saying "what's up" back to me, he proceeded to tell he what went on his day up till now.

We don't say that, wtf? The standard phrase is "tally ho, chaps!"

It's Chewsday, innit?

Even though I'm Viet, I don't have any family from The Bay area or San Jose, but I have plenty from Seattle and Houston. I never really paid attention to how people spoke here in LA, but I do notice every once in awhile when something, like this topic, gets brought up.

Friggin earliest I remember hearing "hella" is back in the 90's in a South Park episode when Cartman kept calling things "hella cool".

You see, Americans have a very limited number of fucks to give. They're so precious that we have to keep them stored in the local fuck bank for fear of losing them.

So when someone says, "Let's go," like that or, more accurately, the full uncensored phrase of, "Let's fucking go," it means that an activity has crossed the threshold where we've deemed it worth giving a fuck over. Now, because our fucks are stored in the fuck bank, we have to go down there and retrieve one so that it can be appropriately given.

This later developed into other phrases. "It's so over," means that the trip to the fuck bank has been cut short and is now over, while, "We're so back," means that we're back at the fuck bank to withdraw again. Of course, both phrases also have the uncensored version with "fucking" in them.

This aside inspired by post #2.

Ive heard it used both ways for literally my entire life. Just because people arent aware of something doesnt mean its a new concept

Lfg

Popular use is not the same as first use.

Popular use is not the same as first use.