CTV Winnipeg: From daddy-o to rizz; A look back at slang through the ages

It has been said that knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.

Still, it is hard to feel terribly wise when using our modern-day language, so rife with slang from rizz to skibidi to drip.

While these terms may come and go, experts say the phenomenon behind them, which constantly churns out brand-new bon mots, is as old as language itself.

“I don’t think you can possibly talk about language without slang being a part of it,” said Nicole Rosen, head of the University of Manitoba’s linguistics department.

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