Each generation bonds over what they remember watching, listening to, or what they did growing up that other generations can’t really relate to.
Millennials are those born between 1981 and 1996 and grew up on the precipice of a new digital world, economic challenges, and an evolving work culture.
Candymackd on Reddit stated, “Give me proof in one sentence that you’re a Millennial,” and if you are a millennial, you will definitely relate to a few, if not all of the responses.
1.
“Don’t pick up the phone, I’m on the Internet!”
2.
“I don’t want to grow up, I’m a Toys R’ Us kid”
3.
“Call me after 9 when my minutes are free.”
4.
“‘You’re killing me, Smalls.'”
5.
“Who should be my number two on MySpace?”
6.
“Mom, can we rent a movie from Blockbuster?”
7.
“Please be kind, rewind.”
8.
“Badger badger badger, mushroom mushroom.”
12.
“Miss Susie had a steamboat…”
13.
“How many floppy disks will you need to save the file?”
14.
“Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick Nick, NICKELODEON”
15.
“I looked forward to the annual Sears wishbook catalog.”
16.
“I was so excited to tell my friends, ‘dude I got a Dell!'”
17.
“Rollerblades were peak action sports.”
18.
“All that and a bag of chips!”
19.
“I’ll watch Good Mythical Morning until the day I die.”
20.
“I made you a mixtape/burned you a CD.”
21.
“‘Four for you Glen Coco! You go Glen Coco!'”
22.
“’I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.’”
23.
“Who’s that Pokémon?!”
24.
“‘Show’s back on!’ (and then running as fast as you can back from the bathroom)”
25.
And finally, “I will never give up my side part.”
Can you think of any other millennial phrases? If so, comment below!