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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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"Rizz", "cooking" and "based" are going to be stereotypical old people words one day (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Preventer79@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 9 points 11 months ago (1 child)

They are already getting there. Hearing forty year olds say it means kids are now stopping saying it.

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[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Wazzuppppp, fellow youths!

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I hear more millennial YouTubers using this language than I do highschoolers.

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[–] Patches@ttrpg.network 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I would imagine because you spend way more time watching millennial YouTubers than you do hanging out with high school ers

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah! Screw me for not wanting to hang around the little shits after having to deal with them at work right?

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

It is time for a rap!

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[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

https://youtu.be/zljDDcTnTG0

This is what I strive for in my old age.

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