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Ancapistaniyesterday at 10:04 PM1 replyview on HN

Right - usually. But I’ve heard people use it in a questioning or disapproving way. Tone conveys a lot.


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nerdsnipertoday at 3:30 AM

Yeah it’s a full generalization of “$NOUN-type shit” being a declaration that something that gives an impression of being characteristic of $NOUN in some way.

The gen z ascendant version is “what does it mean to omit the $NOUN entirely?” and makes it a bit more of an existential exclamation, like “that’s some real shit” or just “real shit”.