Words have meaning only through our agreement as to that meaning. In the movie Mean Girls, teenager
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Words have meaning only through our agreement as to that meaning. In the movie Mean Girls, teenager Gretchen tries to use the word “fetch” for
“cool.” When Regina, another teenager, says that she loves another girl’s bracelet, Gretchen says, “So fetch!” Regina asks,
“What is fetch?”
Caught off-guard, Gretchen makes up the word’s origin: “Oh, it’s like slang, from . . .
England.” How hip are you? Can you list other examples of words used by teens that seem to mean something only because they say they do?
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