FACT: I was in high school from 1975 to 1979 and never heard anyone yell "burn" in response to a put down.
Prove me wrong.
shareYou're wrong. You obviously smoked a lot of weed in high school and don't remember.
Slang Terms of the Seventiesshare
What new slang was introduced during the 70s that you can think of? This is a list of all the words that were in popular usage during the 70s.
Burn
To burn someone meant to embarrsse them verbally as in a put down. Also if someone did something dumb and everybody saw it then they would say "burn" to that person.
Burn
To make fun of some one, to crack a joke at someone; for example:"That was a major burn!"
http://www.inthe70s.com/generated/terms.shtml
A website claiming something doesn't make it fact. It was probably made by someone born in the 90s. I grew up in the 70s and lived in multiple states, and nobody shouted "BURN" after a scathing comment. There is a reason it was never in a movie or show that was actually fimed in the 70s.
shareNah, I remember distinctly. In the 70's when I was a little kid, my oldest sister was a teenager and she'd always say "what a burn!" It was her stock phrase.
Stop trolling. That's a random site and it was characteristic 70's slang. In fact, nobody even says it anymore.
lol, only clowns think that anyone who disagrees is "trolling". Grow a pair for crying out loud. Also, you essentially proved my point. "What a burn" is not the same as just shouting "burn", which is exactly what I said. That was popular in the 90s, which is why this show decided to emulate it. That 70s show is not a documentary, it's a 90s sitcom aimed at kids existing in the 90s.
shareGrow a pair lol. You're quibbling over something idiotic. I'm telling you, been there done that, kids yelled "burn" in the 70's, fools used phrases including "burn". It's all the same use of the same pun. It's not that novel. I posted a link to back-up my point. But you even argue about that. I could have posted ten. It's common knowledge, not even controversial. How about you post a link to back-up your point?
It's the current generation of kids who don't say it. Dude, you have to be trolling to make an issue of it.
it's not common knowledge, that's why every single person on this thread says it wasn't a thing besides you. Also, if I made a website and said that it wasn't true and sourced a link, would you instantly say that you agreed with me. And, to further add to your illogical hypocrisy, since you are equally making an issue of it despite nobody agreeing with you, wouldn't that make you the troll, by your own definition?
shareA few anecdotal comments mean nothing. The link backs me up.
You tried to tell me that "burn" by itself and the phrase "what a burn" are unrelated. 🤣
Now where's your link?
Wait for it ........................
BURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can't link what doesn't exist numbnuts. literally every person in this post agrees with me, yet you insist your the only person in the room that knows. Your coming across like a total clown...almost trollish. 🤡
FYI, I can find a website that says the earth is flat. Does that mean it's true?....BURN....dumbass.
Nobody agrees with you. They just don't remember it.
I only remember it because it was my sister's favorite sneer.
That website discusses 70's and 80's slang in depth. It's a good source on the topic. I challenge you to find a better one.
BURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!