Comment on "Rizz", "cooking" and "based" are going to be stereotypical old people words one day

• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Ah but then there is the phrase “let him cook,” which tends to be used when someone starts doing something that seems foolish. I would think it at least somewhat relates to “cooking.” If you fail, you are “cooked.”

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  • foggy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    This version of cook seems aligned with “hold on.”

    As in “it’s not yet apparent that what’s happening makes sense/is good.”

    Where’s that tiktok linguist kid when ya need him.

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    • Una@europe.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Cooking - you are doing something good

      Cooked, getting cooked - someone is messing around with you and you fall for it, kinda like this maybe could be better explanation.

      “You are cooking” - you made a song, for example, and it was great song.

      “You are cooked” - kinda like when you, as a child, do something bad and your parents are going to be mad when they find out — you are basically cooked.

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  • Ledivin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’d say “let him cook” is foolishness-agnostic. It could be good or bad, but it’s definitely unexpected

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  • moody@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    “Let him cook” is more like “I wanna see where this is going”

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  • hypnicjerk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    that is the creative part of the equation

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