The previous definition was βin a literal senseβ but Gen Z has morphed, changed, and exacerbated the use of this word so that it now means figuratively.
Gen Z-er: Dude I am literally dying right now
Gen X: Should I call an ambulance?? Whatβs wrong??? Are you okay????
Gen Z-er: Huh? No nothing is wrong but this meme I looked at made me kinda smile.
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Buying a 2-liter of your favorite soda then ordering food from a fast food restaurant in order to save money on a drink.
24 oz fountain drink at w/e= bout 1.99
2-liter of generic yet still good soda= .67
Joe: ayo, feel like hittin up Burger King?
Mike:Yea, but lets stop buy 7-11, i'm gunna do some litering and save me a couple bucks
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In description of an event, usually a party, a word to strongly emphasize how lit everyone was. A literal party is a drunken mayhem but usually means everyone had a good time.
- Did you manage to make it to that party last night?
- I did. It was a literal night and everyone hooked up. You missed out!
- I'm so stupid. I hate missing parties that get literal!
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as in not "literally"
the fact that the word 'literally' just had to be identified with two types of quotation marks
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A metric measurement used for engine displacement, brought to the states by the introduction of shitty foreign cars to the American market.
I drove my 1.6 liter Civic to the store to buy 2.0 liters of soda.
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Physically happening in the real world; Opposite of figuratively. A word that white Girls FREQUENTLY misuse, while trying to exaggerate.
If you were chasing a goose, you could say, " This is literally a wild goose chase"
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