YOLO
Significado: Abbreviation for 'you only live once,' used to justify spontaneous or risky decisions.
YOLO is the millennial battle cry for impulsive decisions. Whether it's booking a last-minute trip, eating dessert first, or quitting a boring job, YOLO provides the justification. It peaked as a serious motto before becoming partly ironic — now it's used both sincerely and as a joke about making questionable choices.
Ejemplos
- I just booked a one-way ticket to Thailand. YOLO! 我刚买了一张去泰国的单程票。YOLO!Acabo de reservar un billete solo de ida a Tailandia. ¡YOLO!タイ行きの片道切符を買っちゃった。YOLO!태국행 편도 티켓을 끊어버렸어. YOLO!
- Should I get the extra-large pizza? YOLO. 要不要点超大号披萨?YOLO。¿Pido la pizza tamaño extra grande? YOLO.特大ピザ頼んじゃう?YOLO。특대 피자 시킬까? YOLO.
- He jumped off the cliff into the lake screaming YOLO. 他喊着YOLO从悬崖跳进了湖里。Se tiró del acantilado al lago gritando YOLO.崖から湖にYOLO!って叫びながら飛び込んだ。호수를 향해 절벽에서 YOLO 외치며 뛰어내렸어.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: social media, texting, casual conversation
Tono: reckless, fun, sometimes ironic
✓ Correcto
- We're going skydiving. YOLO!我们要去跳伞。YOLO!Nos vamos a hacer paracaidismo. ¡YOLO!スカイダイビング行くよ。YOLO!스카이다이빙 하러 간다. YOLO!
- YOLO — I'm ordering the lobster.YOLO——我要点龙虾。YOLO — voy a pedir la langosta.YOLO、ロブスター頼んじゃおう。YOLO — 랍스터 시키겠어.
✗ Incorrecto
- Don't use to justify genuinely dangerous decisions — 'YOLO' before doing something truly reckless is not cute不要用来为真正危险的决定辩护——做真正冒失的事之前喊'YOLO'并不酷No lo uses para justificar decisiones genuinamente peligrosas — decir 'YOLO' antes de hacer algo verdaderamente temerario no tiene gracia本当に危険な行為の正当化には使わないこと。無謀なことをする前の「YOLO」はかっこよくない진짜 위험한 결정을 정당화할 때는 쓰지 말 것 — 정말 무모한 일 전에 'YOLO'는 귀엽지 않다
Origen e historia
Popularized by rapper Drake in his 2011 song 'The Motto.' While the sentiment is ancient (carpe diem), the acronym became the defining catchphrase of early 2010s millennial culture before becoming somewhat ironic.
Contexto cultural
Era: 2011-2014 peak, still used ironically
Generation: Millennials
Social background: Universal
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