I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

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    It does seem to come from narcissism. It’s a two way street, we need to know how to communicate old school and talk to our elders, but weren’t they also raised to look something up in a dictionary? They don’t want to learn, so no it’s on you to do it so you can talk to me.

    I’m 34 I’m gonna struggle with keeping up with my kids lingo haha.

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      1 year ago

      Indeed, every elder phone should have a shortcut to the Urban Dictionary.

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        Many don’t agree with words that have been accepted into Oxford or other dictionaries. So the sarcasm falls flat.