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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Funny you should say that. Near the end of WSB's 1953 novel "Junkie", IIRC, the main protagonist complains that he doesn't understand the slang of the new generation anymore. For example their use of "that stinks!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

You mean “Junky” from William S. Burroughs?