Does anyone else hate hockey slang?

[Afterburner]

I love hockey slang. Way better than the overuse of the word “generational” around here

 

[dkhockey]

apple is very annoying... stop saying that, ed olczyk

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

some of it is fun to say, some of it is lame af.

 

[Siamese Dream]

Auston Matthews is going to get 50 tucks this year

 

[BCShark]

some of it is fun to say, some of it is lame af.

lame af ? millennial internet speak is much worse

 

[Brunomics]

Auston Matthews is going to get 50 tucks this year

when did "tucks" become a thing? I always hated geno and apple but tuck is probably 50x worse than those terms.

 

[Dreakon13]

It took me like two minutes longer than it should've to see where EA Sports was going when they used the word "Chel" in the recent game. That being said, once I realized, I kinda liked it.

 

[glovesave_35]

And stuff like “throwing shade.”

This one is just normal slang not related to hockey and it's one of the dumbest things I've heard in a long time. What's worse is that it seems to have gotten picked up in the mainstream so you see it all over articles of all different kinds.

For hockey, I have always thought "celly" sounded f***ing Pejorative Slured. I think it's partly because of what it references. I love when a player celebrates and I don't get caught up in any garbage talk there. But you shouldn't ever need to talk about it, which is the only time one would use "celly".

 

[MoistDadBod]

Enjoy

 

[blood gin]

I also don't get "clap back". I know what it means but what does clapping have to do with responding to criticism

 

[Pocket Hercules]

The word "chirp" irks me to no end.

 

[blood gin]

Also don't understand when the idiot media treats Twitter as just one living breathing entity that speaks with one voice. Very deceptive

"Politician says XYZ, Twitter responds"

"Politician say XYZ, gets immediately skewered by Twitter"

And then you read the story, a politician says something, and 4 inconsequential lunatics who nobody has heard of tweeted insults back at them. This represents all of Twitter?

 

[Paperbagofglory]

This represents all of Twitter?

Where have you been hiding all these years? That's all that twitter is about.

 

[blood gin]

Also "warnings" why does the media even report this?

"Jim Carrey issues ominous warning to Politician X"

"Robert DeNiro warns Politican Y"

Yea thanks I'm sure he's just overcome with grief and concern because Ace Ventura is issuing stern warnings.

 

[Kranix]

What I hate more is fans posting lineups on here with nicknames so I don't know who they're talking about:
Chubs-Wicks-Duvs
Dems-Bubsy-23
Grux-Fulx-Zots
Blotz-Chems-Utsy

 

[Atas2000]

Silky mitts, celly, etc.

There's some that I'm ok with like "top shelf". But most of it is just so damn corny that it hurts. It's the opposite of cool. Mind you, I'm not quite down with the culture of other sports either. I don't think a choreographed celebration is necessary any time a touchdown happens in the NFL. But, the hockey slang seems like it's out of touch with young people today, maybe other than in some parts of Canada. And don't get me wrong I criticize millennials enough, but if the sport is to ever grow I don't know how corny slang used today will help. I cringe every time I hear this stuff.

Start The Slang Crusade!

Seriously, who cares? Or do you want to force people to express their thoughts in a "modern", "more appealing to young people" way? That's some totalitarian BS.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Silky mitts, celly, etc.

There's some that I'm ok with like "top shelf". But most of it is just so damn corny that it hurts. It's the opposite of cool. Mind you, I'm not quite down with the culture of other sports either. I don't think a choreographed celebration is necessary any time a touchdown happens in the NFL. But, the hockey slang seems like it's out of touch with young people today, maybe other than in some parts of Canada. And don't get me wrong I criticize millennials enough, but if the sport is to ever grow I don't know how corny slang used today will help. I cringe every time I hear this stuff.

Is someone playing guilty today? One too many sodas with the lads..not ready for a bag skate?

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Start The Slang Crusade!

Seriously, who cares? Or do you want to force people to express their thoughts in a "modern", "more appealing to young people" way? That's some totalitarian BS.

I hate when people put words in my mouth. Where did I say I want to force people to do anything? Not only did you make that part up you added how your made up scenario is "totalitarian BS".

 

[Ezekial]

I also don't get "clap back". I know what it means but what does clapping have to do with responding to criticism

Clap back is a reference to shooting. Clapping back would be retribution for shit talk or action taken against ones self or someone you care about. JaRule made a song called clap back in the early 2000s

For clarification, a "clapper" is slang for a gun.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I also don't get "clap back". I know what it means but what does clapping have to do with responding to criticism

long story short it comes from street slang.

clap is the sound a pistol makes when it fires.

clap back means respond in the sense of returning fire when a rival attacks you...or getting revenge on that rival

 

[blood gin]

long story short it comes from street slang.

clap is the sound a pistol makes when it fires.

clap back means respond in the sense of returning fire when a rival attacks you...or getting revenge on that rival

Oh. I see. Makes sense. How do people know this was everybody in a gang at some point? lol

 

[Ezekial]

Oh. I see. Makes sense. How do people know this was everybody in a gang at some point? lol

f*** you too, buddy.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

lame af ? millennial internet speak is much worse

af seems to be more of a things teens say

As for this thread I do hate celly, clapper, apples and genos

Just so dumb

 

[Pocket Hercules]

What I hate more is fans posting lineups on here with nicknames so I don't know who they're talking about:
Chubs-Wicks-Duvs
Dems-Bubsy-23
Grux-Fulx-Zots
Blotz-Chems-Utsy

Another nickname fans like to use in their failed attempt to be clever is when they refer to George McPhee as GMGM.

OMG, dat iz soooo original....yuck yuck yuck!!! (slapping knee)

Ugh.

 

[McTrashBoat]

Lamer than the slang is all of the unoriginal nicknames in the NHL. Let’s just add a “y” or “er” to part of someone’s name and call it a day.

What’s his name? Taylor Hall? Well his nickname is Hallsy. I’m going on break.

I slightly disagree, but will give you props for a Mitch reference