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		nerflad on June 26, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Job applicants over 40 filtered out by employers This might just be a southern colloquialism, but I've heard my grandparents say "welp" many times.

brooklyn_ashey on June 26, 2017 [–]

You're absolutely right! My grandparents too. Pure Americana. The speaking of it is old fashioned. It's the writing it out like that "welp." in text that is pure Millennial whoop. I salute it.

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