To follow up on a previous post about Project Runway, a random thought popped into my mind this week during one of my sleepless nights. Fads and trends are not hard to notice around these parts of HelLA, and that also applies to words and jargons. Trends are often influenced by the worst of all sources, not the least of which includes celebutantes and reality TV shows.
"Fierce" currently seems to be the word-of-the-moment, as Christian's win on Project Runway and his frequent usage of the term has made the expression very modish. It's also pretty gay, which might also explain why I'm now inclined to use the word as many times as possible in a given sentence. Sort of like the modern day "fabulous!" However, "fierce" has been around for a long while in the splendiferous world of gaydom, and Christian only made it mainstream by overusing it on the airwaves.
What other words and expressions have been transplanted into the mainstream language?
- Hot (or haut)
- Splendiferous
- Tight
- Dope
- Fo shizzle
And many more for sure.
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