VOCABULARY—BEFORE AUTOCORRECT RUINED EVERYTHING.
WE HAD WORDS FOR EVERYTHING.
NONE OF THEM WERE APPROPRIATE.
Before everything was “iconic,” it was bodacious, gnarly, totally tubular—or completely bogus. These are the words that confused our parents, annoyed our teachers, and somehow communicated an entire emotional crisis in one syllable.
GET YOURS NOW. “COOL BEANS” IS ALREADY TRYING TO MAKE A COMEBACK.