• mushroommunk@lemmy.today
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    3 hours ago

    That’s a version of decadence, and I got what you meant originally, but most speakers in the north (well, United States, Wales, and Toronto, Ontario as those are who I talk to most) think more of the excessive indulgence stemming from moral decline.

    “Oh that chocolate was so decadent” meaning “I feel like I slipped into gluttony and sin eating it it was so good”.

    It’s kind of used as a mix between the two definitions depending on the context. It’s so interesting how language changes from place to place.