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Whats that thing where people say the word with an "uhh" sound at the end, usually when frustrated or jokingly trying to sound bratty
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cheese_greater lemmy.world cheese_greater@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-11
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Alexis Rose from Scitts Creek does it all the time, like when she gets frustrated with Johnny she'll be like "Dad-uhhhhh"?

It seems stereotypically like a "white girl" thing, often affluent

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antaymonkey lemmy.world antaymonkey@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
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Vocal fry

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southsamurai (he/him/pronoun agnostic) sh.itjust.works southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
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It's an offshoot of the whole valley girl thing from the seventies and eighties, iirc

At least, that's the general origin of that specific expression of the over exaggerated brat whine.

Other versions likely have other origins, and the long extended vowel at the end is likely timeless

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BCsven lemmy.ca BCsven@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-17
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Vocal fry

Vocal fry is different.
I have kids that went through Tue stages.

Vocal Fry is the down long stretch with the frying of the voice sound, usually showing general disinterest. Like Gawwwddd.

The kind where they say Gawd-duh is two syllables and shows genuine exasperation as its said in a had higher tone and distinct emphasis on the extra syllables.

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