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Default Re: slang for 'modern'

Yes. "That hat's in (style) and that hat's [i]out[/u] (of style)". The heading "In & Out" is fairly popular in fashion magazines. It heads articles that describe what's in (fashion) and what's out (of fashion).

A note on Japanese adjectival -i.
I get it, Itasan. Even adjectives that take the non-Japanese adjectival particle, > Chinese na; i.e., kirei na, okii na, also end in -i. The new word "nau-i" is an analogical development. That is, add -i to make a word an adjectives, even add it to foreign words; i.e., "now" (adverb) => "now-i" ~ "nau-i" (adjective), meaning it's in (fashion) right now.
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