# More curiosity about current slang **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162 "2026-05-18T03:20:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/42 "2026-05-20T03:41:44Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Once ladled out and sampled, it would make perfect sense _in situ_ for one of the buddies to blurt out “_Man, this chili’s always slammin’ … but this pot here is filthy!_” Once I went to a party at a gay friend’s house wearing a slinky dress. He greeted me with “Oo! Girlfriend, you look _nasty._” It was the highest praise. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/43 "2026-05-20T04:06:43Z")
So is fire 6/7 or is 6/7 fire? ---
**Author:** ![Xocomil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xocomil/32/14927_2.png) [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/44 "2026-05-20T04:44:17Z")
> [@Yodalicious](#): > > “buns” for something he doesn’t like Presumably a euphemism for ass? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/45 "2026-05-20T10:36:22Z")
> [@sunacres](#): > > Having retired from teaching middle- and high school I don’t have to/get to communicate with bleeding edge linguists as much lately I chuckled. Great turn of phrase. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/46 "2026-05-20T22:06:24Z")
The phrase filthy rich (to describe someone like Musk) is very old. I probably heard it when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/47 "2026-05-21T01:11:20Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > Once I went to a party at a gay friend’s house wearing a slinky dress. He greeted me with “Oo! Girlfriend, you look _nasty._” It was the highest praise . Great example. I’m curious if other languages do something similar — I assume “yes”, but don’t know any examples. Good idea for a FQ thread. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/48 "2026-05-21T01:23:33Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > So is fire 6/7 or is 6/7 fire? Fire can’t be 6/7, because 6/7 isn’t anything. 6/7 was fire, but I think it’s mostly burned out now. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/49 "2026-05-21T05:00:44Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > 6/7 was fire, but I think it’s mostly burned out now. I believe the appropriate phrasing is 6/7 is cooked. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/50 "2026-05-21T07:31:22Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Great example. I’m curious if other languages do something similar — I assume “yes”, but don’t know any examples. What do you mean by “something similar”? Japanese slang also uses negative words as positive expressions. There is a word やばい _yabai_ meaning “terrible” or “dangerous”, so of course kids use it to mean fantastic / wonderful / great. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/51 "2026-05-21T14:52:01Z")
> [@Xocomil](#): > > Presumably a euphemism for ass? Yes.. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162/52 "2026-05-21T15:11:14Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > What do you mean by “something similar”? You understood perfectly – using negative words to denote something positive. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-curiosity-about-current-slang/1030162.md?page=2)