The Art of Creating New Slang

I Was a Pet Groomer

In front of me was a Maltese with fur so long it dragged on the floor, resembling a mop without its handle. Judging by its jitters, it was probably the pup’s first real grooming experience. Despite not having picked up the scissors yet, the puppy was all over the place, shaking its head and sticking out its tongue. To calm my nerves, I silently cheered myself on, thinking I could do this. It felt a bit embarrassing to root for myself, but I imagined the cutest Maltese I’d seen online and slowly worked the scissors. But the thin fur didn’t cut as easily as I’d hoped, and I broke into a sweat. 😅

‘I should have started with a Bouvier des Flandres with stiffer fur…’

Lost in thought, I almost snipped the fur around its fluffy little mouth! 😯

No way!

The boss, who was watching from the side, suddenly shouted at me. Startled, I stopped cutting just in time. I had almost made an irreversible mistake that would take months to fix. A chill ran down my spine as sweat poured from every pore.

“Seriously. Can’t you be a bit more ‘sultry and precise’?”

“…Boss, what does that even mean?”

“Oh my, don’t you know? It’s ‘subtle and sexy’

(Is that even a thing…?)