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minus-squareHazzard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·20 days ago“Twin” is a new way to refer to people in Gen Z slang. Similar to how “homie” used to be used. The Twin Tower similarity is a coincidence/additional pun. “They’re snipping my tower, homie” would mean roughly the same thing.
minus-squarecalliope@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·20 days agoOh like “they’re snipping my tower, twin”
minus-squareHazzard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 days agoExactly, the choice to use no punctuation doesn’t help if you aren’t already familiar with the slang
minus-squarecalliope@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·20 days agoThat makes so much sense, thank you!
“Twin” is a new way to refer to people in Gen Z slang. Similar to how “homie” used to be used. The Twin Tower similarity is a coincidence/additional pun.
“They’re snipping my tower, homie” would mean roughly the same thing.
Oh like “they’re snipping my tower, twin”
Exactly, the choice to use no punctuation doesn’t help if you aren’t already familiar with the slang
That makes so much sense, thank you!