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It has been brought to my attention by a representative of Gen Z (my 18 y/o) that the word "yap," which has been part of the English language for over 300 years, is a thing of young people, and that when "old people" (millennials and above) say it, it sounds "cringy." I googled the word to show my daughter that in fact her generation did not invent this word, nor did they even appropriate it and give it new meaning, the first result I found is this:
![1721938899314.png 1721938899314.png](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/455/455158-03d64413165192d86ef36bffd197d1ec.jpg)
Even the Zoomer writers at Fortune Magazine think their generation invented it! What kind of social phenomenon is this? Mandela Effect? Ask a young person, I bet money they think "yapping" is something new. If they do, show them this:
![1721939206062.png 1721939206062.png](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/455/455159-71181f1b4931798131b7f679aed49ba6.jpg)
They're 138 years late to the party.
![1721938899314.png 1721938899314.png](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/455/455158-03d64413165192d86ef36bffd197d1ec.jpg)
Even the Zoomer writers at Fortune Magazine think their generation invented it! What kind of social phenomenon is this? Mandela Effect? Ask a young person, I bet money they think "yapping" is something new. If they do, show them this:
![1721939206062.png 1721939206062.png](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/455/455159-71181f1b4931798131b7f679aed49ba6.jpg)
They're 138 years late to the party.