So I Guess the Gen Z use of the word "low-key" is very different
For some time now, I've been trying to assess the resurgence of the use of this term, although not exactly a frequent word used in my vocabulary, once in a while I will use the term but apparently the use of what it meant when I grew up is somewhat different than what it's being used for now.
It seems the young people use the term to diminish an emotion or statement, if my understanding is correct, but when would use this term, it always meant more like staying on the down-low or something that is low energy.
For example if I had a very idle day or I was just relaxing, I might say I've been having a "low-key" day, or we would instruct someone to keep something low-key as meaning to keep something secret or quiet.
The context of how it appears to be used now, is definitely not something I could ever get used to!
I've seen that word used a lot as a way of saying something really profound or true, like taking off the mask. For example, if a woman is with a man for his money and not his looks, they'd say, "This woman likes his personality and how good he is to her," when "low-key" she's with him because he's a good lawyer and has money. These generations just make me sick. They're so boring and superficial. They can't live without their cell phones. As has been said here, you can't blame them because they're in a dead civilization that their parents and grandparents left behind, but sometimes their lack of energy is just too much, even for enjoying simple things.
ReplyDeleteI was recently at a family gathering, and it was infuriating how everyone was glued to their damn phones the whole time. Nobody seemed really interested in enjoying the event or socializing. By the way, there were some interesting revelations I had during an activity they did with some couples at the event. Many of the couples were asked what attracted them to their partner. It's pathetic when you analyze the answers. One woman mentioned that she liked how good her partner was to his mother and that he was a good son. Just imagine a woman saying that's what attracts her most to her partner. Obviously, the man with that same woman mentioned that he liked her lips, which is realistic, but the woman doesn't mention anything physical, just an irrelevant characteristic that doesn't elicit any genuine desire.
Another couple was asked a question, and what I found curious was that this particular woman was the most attractive of all those present. But guess what? She was engaged to a Jewish man from a wealthy family. When they asked her what she liked about her Jewish husband, she laughed and didn't say anything, just turned away as if embarrassed. Then the presenter, to smooth things over, talked about other things, and I must say that the Jewish man wasn't at all a good match for the woman in terms of attractiveness. I mentioned this to a relative, and they replied in the most clueless way imaginable: "Well, it's true that he's not as attractive as she is, but her family has a lot of money." I also found out later that she's converting to Judaism and all that. I can only imagine a woman who feels no real attraction and yet sacrifices everything for money to convert to a religion—pathetic.
There was another pathetic couple where a man was asked how he won over his wife. The man, all proud, mentioned that he tried about five times with her, and it was on the fifth try that she finally gave in. Truly pathetic. The worst part is that the man talks about it as something to be proud of. I must say, if at least the woman were incredibly attractive and he was a total ogre, I could understand it somewhat, but the woman was simply below average. It's pathetic how women are overvalued. And then there was another couple where at least the woman mentioned that she liked a physical feature of her husband: his buttocks. What I found revealing was when, in a family conversation, I mentioned that this couple seemed the most sincere because the woman was more direct about what she liked about her husband. Many women immediately reacted and discredited the woman, saying that the man didn't have a big butt to praise. It's like these NPCs really hate authenticity and rebel immediately.
You made that gathering sound interesting. Even if wasn’t
DeleteIn my opinion, 2020 was the start of the digital enslavement era.
That first answer from the couples made me laugh out loud. He’s a good son. Cmon.
But that is a personal question that I would think most people wouldn’t want to share. Unless I knew the others really well, I would just keep that a secret.
Haha, I can try to explain it a bit,
ReplyDeleteIt’s kind of a slang term, you add it to the end of a comment (or I just realized it’s typically placed near the beginning) if you’re not 100% dead serious, or you’re right, to slightly diminish the emotion behind it,
I know when and how to use it, but even I had to look up what it actually means (in Gen Z vocabulary)
In Gen Z slang, lowkey is used as an adverb meaning "kinda," "secretly," "slightly," or "moderately". It is often used to express a guilty pleasure, a quiet thought, or to downplay an emotion/opinion, for instance: "I lowkey want to go home," or "I lowkey love this song". It is the opposite of "highkey”.
Examples :
“You’re lowkey the smartest person I’ve ever met.”
“I’m not gonna lie, this shit is lowkey fire.”
“You’re lowkey kinda dumb, man.”
“I highkey want to get the fuck out of here, right now.”
“This is highkey the worst concert I’ve ever been to.”
I guess Gen Z language can be confusing but I’m already used to it, and they typically have a way of, if your not constantly on the internet educating yourself about these terms or even new trendy terms they come up with, you’ll just remain dumbfounded on what it actually means. :P
I think it’s mostly from people using sarcasm and also not meaning what they say, so when they say low-key it’s their way of letting the other know that it’s a genuine remark.
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