Every day presents an opportunity to acquire new knowledge. During a recent segment of The Drew Barrymore Show, Amy Adams found herself taken aback when host Drew Barrymore shed light on the actual interpretation of “Netflix and chill.”
The talented actress was a guest on the show alongside director Marielle Heller to discuss their upcoming film Nightbitch. Towards the conclusion of their conversation, Barrymore surprised them with three charming puppies, each displaying a question geared towards one of the women present.
Adams, who has a 14-year-old daughter, had to answer what she and her husband like to do once everyone has gone to bed.
“I’m a big Netflix and chill kind of gal. I like to chill,” Adams answered, before Barrymore informed her, “You know ‘chill’ means [sex].”
Feeling puzzled, Adams admitted, “Oh, it does? Oh, no, I said that. Oh, you guys! I think this means something I didn’t know it meant,” prompting Barrymore to explain, “Because we’re from the ‘80s and ‘90s when chill meant relax.”
It wasn’t too long ago that Barrymore learned this information herself. During an October 2020 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the beloved talk show host explained how she found out the true meaning of “Netflix and chill” to her virtual audience.
“I’m gonna tell you what I did last night. I did one of my favorite things in the world. I watched an episode of Friday Night Lights and I ate a giant bowl of carbs,” she said. “So, I guess last night what I can say is I did ‘Netflix and chow.’ Because I was saying that I Netflix and chilled only to find out that I didn’t know what I was talking about. Does anyone know what Netflix and chill really means?”
Like she said on today’s episode, “chilling” meant “relaxing” to anyone who grew up in the ’80s — but today’s generation has given the term an entirely new meaning.
“Well, now, it turns out that chilling is something completely different. It’s when someone comes over and you, like, do anything but chill,” she said. “So, here I’ve been bragging, like, ‘I Netflix and chilled.’ And chilling is not the same thing anymore, so I’m gonna call it Netflix and chow.”
The Drew Barrymore Show airs on weekdays on CBS. You can check the website for local airtimes.
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