Question

[fiat_knox]

It must be an American intarwebs thing, but WTF does "Oh, snap!" mean? It just makes whoever says it sound dreadfully effete, like a Blood Doll donor to some excruciatingly camp OTT Daeva.

I won't use the phrase till I get its etymology: and even then, once I'm aware of whence it comes, I'm sure I'll dig up some worthy alternatives.

Besides, by the time I start using it the phrase will have already descended to the level of cliche, like one of Bruce Forsyth's worn-out old catchphrases.

Comments

Ah

[fiat-knox.livejournal.com]

So it is an incomprehensible pop cliche held up by a minority of the ubergormless as a smokescreen for the fact that they are lacking in cultural knowledge and have to resort to poaching lines from movies.

And I was worried about being snobbish in my old age.

Re: Ah

[sandchigger.livejournal.com]

Pretty much, yeah.