Aspergers and slang

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Has anyone had or has problems with understanding slang for example I've changed my mind or Looks can kill?

Yep. If someone says something to me in slang (bruh for example, which I assume to be like bro, which means brother, due to the similar sound, both of which I hear a lot) I wont understand it unless its specifically explained.

same and because of that Facebook is my School of Slang.

A long time ago I was clueless but after I caught on I use the majority of it fluently. What makes me cringe is when middle age (50+) people use words like 'off the hook' and 'THE bomb' - which I deplore using myself, though I reserve 'dope' and 'sick' as hide tannable offenses. It's that whole 'ghetto' glorification bit that makes me glad I don't run with the pack (wolf metaphor, lest you overliteral types see me holding a box of Marlboros and running)

I understand most slang, but I will sometimes run into a phrase or expression that has me doing a Google search (usually new slang terms and such). The latest example: A friend made a reference to "star-fishing" last night. The first things that came to mind was a star-filled sky and a fishing pole.

I hate slang.

Every time someone say's "what's up?" I want to stab them in the eye.

It took me a while to not say "the sky" in response.

I understand it, but every time I try to use it, my slang tends to be hopelessly out of date. But then so does my normal conversational english, which sounds almost victorian.

Sincerely,
Matthew

When I was young I didn't understand how everyone all of the sudden knew what everything meant as far as slang goes. However, I LOVE English expressions and idioms and their origins. I was very interested in them and find them very amusing and wanted to study English etymology when I grew up for a while but realized that there probably wasn't going to be a strong market for etymology majors.

I feel awkward using slang words, but I am known to use some obscure idioms and my own similes/metaphors or combinations and have been teased for it.

One thing that is really frustrating is that I'm trying to learn Mexican Spanish (I'm only eloquent in English) and it's so convoluted with slang and Mexican idioms that it's really frustrating. I'm a student and am also working at an organic orange packinghouse (all the workers are Mexican and the two supervisors/jefes that I work with are bilingual but most are not) I've been told that I have a good accent, and my comprehension is OK as long as people speak very very slowly, but as I've started to get more acquainted with the people there they tend to speak what feels like an entirely different language from the one that is taught in Spanish classes.

It's really frustrating because a lot of the phrases and words that are used are not in dictionaries or on the Internet at all, so I have to try to interpret what they mean on-the-spot in two ways. Do you know what I mean?

So "bruh" isn't "bro"? ...

I don't usually have problems. I might take things literally as my first reaction when someone uses slang, but I will get it, even though it could take more than a few seconds.

I still don't know what "derp" means, or in what context do people use the phrase, "herp derp".

I also remember one day in seventh grade, a friend told me that her mother wouldn't let her wear a certain outfit because it made her look like a slut. Here's how the conversation went:

Me: What's a slut?
Her: Oh my god... Are you serious...?
Me: Yes.
Her: A slut is a hooker.
Me: Ahh... I see... *pauses* What's a hooker?
Her: Ughhh. It's a prostitute.
Me: *pauses* What's a prostitute?
Her: I GIVE UP. *walks away*

I had to do a search on that one. Is it, "The act of sprawling out in bed, taking up as much space as possible, immediately upon the departure of your significant other, f**k buddy, or one night stand"? (http://www.urbandictionary.com/products ... id=3966478). I don't think I've heard that one before.

Me neither... That one's new.

The first thing that came to my mind was also fishing stars in the night sky with a fishing pole.

I don't think Urban Dictionary is always reliable. I've noticed that some people put really odd definitions for the words there.

I've done that a few times.

No, as far as I know (anyone more knowledgable, feel free to prove me wrong if I am wrong) "bruh"="bro"="brother". That is basically the extent of my knowledge of modern slang.

No, no problem understanding. I just hardly ever use it.

Ugh, that just brought up a whole lot of unpleasant memories about late elementary/junior high/high school where I had to figure out what everyone was talking about all of the time among my peers. I didn't have any older siblings I could go to for help and I wasn't about to ask my parents all of this stuff and I didn't have friends I felt safe asking because I knew that these were things I should already somehow know about by that age.