Your opinions on "bro" and "wing"?

[ReganM]

As in, "I am WINGING the EL exam".
lolol. Is it an example of teen slang? is it new? is it from america?

Also, "bro". I've noticed it being used a lot amonst my asian friends (I come from a suburb full of asians, LOL), and it has kind of replaced "mate", is it an example of azn kinship or what? ):

[ceekayx]

LOL goooood point there; "wing" I would think is an old-ish term not particularly new....

and "bro: i would like to know too

[Natters]

to wing is an example of both teenspeak and... something else that i cant remember when you turn a noun into a verb probably called word class conversion or smth

[iroflmfao]

Thanks for the Example Broskiis

[ReganM]

umm, wouldn't it be a complete meaning shift rather than a conversion. O_O

[Hodgeyhodgey]

umm, wouldn't it be a complete meaning shift rather than a conversion. O_O

It'd be a conversion from a noun to a verb, like Google to "I'll go google that".

[ReganM]

But wing..? Ohhh, are you talking about wing --> winging it?

I was referring to wing (birds wing) --> wing (..what would you say wing means.. haha)

[papertissue]

ReganM, I think they mean "wing" (bird wing=noun) to "wing" (doing something without preparation=verb). That means it undergoes conversion (as well as a shift in meaning). Remember conversion does not involve adding affixes!

[zool3]

i think bro is outdated, however if you use broskies, trueskies, cuteskies, they would be classiified as contemporary slang terms!

[helenv]

what does skies/skiis mean?

[Natters]

its just a gay suffix that teeny boppers use

[ReganM]

Is that an Australia suffix or is it used in other countries too?

[helenv]

tbh, I've never heard of it until this year...

[Hodgeyhodgey]

tbh, I've never heard of it until this year...

I've never heard of it until now...

[DisaFear]

Same, never heard of skies/skiis
Brotates gonna brotate