Chillin'

The word chillin’ in a more in depth meaning is to relax or be in a relaxing state. For someone to say that they are at home relaxing or they are in a relaxed mood, they would use this word to describe this state. For someone to use this word and on a daily basis, this person could be shown as a laid back person, someone who is in an environment that they are comfortable in and is just relaxing. I believe that in this society at this day in age, it is not common to see these types of people that are in this state and are able to go with the flow. What I mean about going with the flow is that if you are able to go though the day to day life smoothly. In this day in age where people my age or in majority of ages are too stressed and you will hear a lot about poor mental health. You once heard or had an experience at school where a professor gave you a bunch of homework to get done by the next class, however you are having trouble understanding the material or you cannot spend the time doing the homework because of things outside of school like working. Another thing that you probably had to deal with or heard in a conversation is a stressful situation at work like a customer being uncooperative or that manager just keeping piling on work for you to get done. Just finding that time to chill could help peoples’ mental state and maybe in the long run can help with productivity with that little bit of relaxation. The reason I bring all of this up is because I have been there, I dealt with the stress and anxiety from everyday life. I dealt with the stresses of juggling work with school and a personal life. But I learned, I learned the ways of just chillin’ with the help from my friends and just learn to be more laid back. This word is very special in today's world because with all the negative mental struggles that many people have, just being able to relax by taking some time to recover from daily life is an important refresher for both the mind and body.

Bowling Story

This is a story about how I was just chillin' at a friends party. 

I was celebrating a friend’s birthday party at a bowling alley about a month ago. I was bowling really well and after I bowl, I would sit down on the couches or seats that they have at the alley and would be singing to the music on the radio. I was comfortable and relaxing between bowls and my friends would ask me what was going on because I wouldn’t normally be acting like how I was when it comes to physical activity because normally I would be competitive trying to do the best that I can. However, in this instance I was enjoying the vibe of the party. I would say "I’m just chillin’" because I was in a comfortable and relaxed state. 

History

In the article by Sophia Merton, named” ‘Chillin’: Definition, Meaning, and Examples” she says that from a reference in the Online Etymology Dictionary post, a 1979 song by the Sugarhill Gang named “Rapper’s Delight”, it uses the word chill as a different way to say relax. I could not really find a better reason or concrete year on when this word started being used in this way. I saw a sources give a general decade of 1950s is when it was starting to be used, but since it did not give a good source from when it was used during that time. I went with this source since it was the only one that pinpoint an exact year and where this word was used in this way.

Sources

Merton, Sophi. “ ‘Chillin’:Definition, Meaning, and Examples.” Writing Tips Institute. Writing 

Tips, 3 Feb. 2023. Accessed 16 April, 2023.https://writingtips.org/chillin/

Bio

Christian is a student from Sacramento City College