When communicating with different people, we involuntarily adopt their manner of speaking, intonation, but most often - words and expressions. Sometimes we invent our own phrases that our friends and relatives pick up. It is not surprising that when contacting foreigners, some begin to use foreign words adapted to the Russian language with the help of prefixes and suffixes. The most striking examples are such as: "laptop", "hacker" and, of course, "use".
Formation of the word "use"
What does the word "use" mean? The youth slang word, formed from the English verb “to use”, is pronounced as “yuz” and translates as “use, use, apply”. For example:
- He uses his phone rarely - He rarely uses the phone.
- She does not use her brains - She does not think (does not use her brains).
By the way, the word "slang" is also of English origin, it means special words used in various groups of people,occupations and ages.
In Russia, the word “use” began to be used around the beginning of the 2000s, when a computer came to the homes of ordinary residents. What is shorter and more fashionable - “use” or “use”? What would a teenager choose in the hope of appearing cooler than their peers? Of course, a foreign word!
Borrowing words
With the spread of computers, new slang words appeared, borrowed from English: “framework” (software), “device” (technical device), “mirka” (ICQ program from Mirabilis) and others that ordinary people do not understand.
What does "use" mean today? It's using someone else's things: "Mom, let me wear your shoes, mine don't match the dress!"
Or:
- "Dan, can I use your computer? Mine glitched.”
- "Let me use the camera."
This is where the word "user" (user) comes from - the user. A confident user is a confident user of something. There is also a derivative term from the word "user" - this is an incompetent illiterate beginner who asks stupid questions. It is also called "yuzver". Most often, these slang words are used by computer scientists and programmers when communicating with each other: “I advise you to use a cleaner to clear space on your computer.”
Gamers who constantly hang out in computer clubs also use jargon: “To get this artifact, you need to kill a naga. I'll have to use a life potion."
What does "use" in drug addict slang mean? This is to inhale the drug through the nose -"gunpowder to use."
Professional slang
The use of special words is not necessary only for programmers and players, in life and at work everyone uses specific terms - professionalism:
- "bottles" - an hourglass with a half-hour course for sailors;
- "shoe" - a device to prevent the movement of railroad cars;
- "squirrel" - in the language of doctors it is delirium tremens in alcoholics;
- "punishment" - an order for disciplinary action against personnel officers.
Representatives of other professions also use "their" words and expressions.
The development of the language does not stand still, new words appear constantly… The trend is disappointing - all neologisms come from other languages.
