Why does people say yolo

What accounts for the meteoric rise of YOLO, and how has it gone virtually unnoticed by nonmillennials? Its appeal to the youthful is self-evident. YOLO as a shorthand mantra defines youth, on a certain level. What is teenagehood if not the adventurous, often foolhardy, desire to test the limits of acceptable behavior—because hey, why not?

One wry elaboration, credited to the comedian Joe E. But as the term has circulated over the past several months, a YOLO backlash has set in. Moobs earns its listing as a slang term for a man's prominent breasts, and YOLO is an acronym for "you only live once". New words and phrases are usually added to the dictionary once editors have enough evidence to demonstrate continued historical use. Other entries focus on the centenary of Roald Dahl's birth, with additions such as Oompa Loompa and witching hour.

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