that I'll ask here among friends. I was just perusing a for sale ad on another site that described the plane as "crispy". I've seen that description many times referring to hand tools (usually planes) but still I do nor know exactly what it means. Someone want to enlighten me? Sorry for being dense.

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1 minute ago, lew said:

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What does "crispy" mean in Gen Z?

AI overview: “In modern slang, “crispy” means something is cool, awesome, or of high quality. It can be used to describe things like clothing, accomplishments, or even a person's demeanor. Essentially, it's a positive term suggesting something is impressive or desirable.” Yep, crispy.

I haven't heard that so much as a Gen Z thing, it's been around a while...at least with hand tools. But that is likely still the correct (or at least as close to correct as anything can be).

Well, here I've been crispy all along and didn't know it 

OK, I get it. Crisp as a new dollar bill! BTW, do you still have those in America? 

Yay!  Now I know too.

2 hours ago, HARO50 said:

OK, I get it. Crisp as a new dollar bill! BTW, do you still have those in America? 

 Yeppers but it'll take $1.38 Canadian to get you one and it may not be crispy.

7 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

 Yeppers but it'll take $1.38 Canadian to get you one and it may not be crispy.

 After that you'd find the US dollar is only worth 78¢.

4 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

 After that you'd find the US dollar is only worth 78¢.

Still 5 cents more than ours! ☹️

We replaced our dollar bills with the "Loonie" about 25 years ago, and we did away with the penny entirely. So now that y'all copied us on the penny thing, it probably won't be much longer before George Washington is replaced with a coin. "Loonie" is already taken.... guess you'll have to call it the "Loco" Or maybe the "George". 

36 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

We replaced our dollar bills with the "Loonie" about 25 years ago

We decided to keep the dollar bill but instead replaced the people who control it with loonies. Since seem to be working well, we giving the elimination of the cents a trial run. If that pans out discontinuing those in control without sense seems to make cents.English is senseless language sometimes it seems.

Edited December 12, 2025Dec 12 by Grandpadave52

36 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

We decided to keep the dollar bill but instead replaced the people who control it with loonies. Since seem to be working well, we giving the elimination of the cents a trial run. If that pans out discontinuing those in control without sense seems to make cents.English is senseless language sometimes it seems.

 

Hopefully, it doesn't mean that the tool had been in a Fire.....as in Fried?   

On 12/12/2025 at 9:52 AM, HARO50 said:

it probably won't be much longer before George Washington is replaced with a coin

we actually have a dollar coin (and a half dollar coin). Have had them for some time actually.

It's not used much b/c nobody wanted to convert the cash registers to accept another slot.

But now with most people paying by credit cards and the eventual elimination of the penny slot in the register drawers MAYBE it (the dollar coin)will become a common item.

I'm not holding my breath b/c a paper bill weighs much less than a coin

Edited December 17, 2025Dec 17 by smitty10101

" Crispy" describes a plane in pristine, near-new condition, especially vintage ones, meaning excellent japanning (paint), sharp iron, great sole, and very little wear. If the price is right buy it straight away. Assuming you are into hand planing.