Are you slay? Not if you don’t know this Gen Alpha lingo. From “mewing” and “slaying” to “sigma” and “rizz,” youngsters’ slang is perplexing parents more than ever before. “When we had slang there ...

Have you ever blankly stared at your Wisconsin teen mid-conversation after they called you "chopped" or "unc"? You're probably not alone. An analysis of Google Trends search data for 2025 by ...

Adrenaline rising? Patience waning? Gen Z embraces a slang term for familiar feelings. By Nicole Stock Alejandra Toro was struggling. Everything was going wrong at the same time, she was overwhelmed ...

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Business Insider asked three software engineers to share key industry slang newcomers need to learn. Understanding tech slang helps new software engineers fit into their company’s culture. Terms like ...

NGL, sometimes slang terms convey what we mean more than the original words or phrases ever could. Take that one, for example. NGL is shorthand for “not gonna lie,” and if we had written it out fully, ...

If you're among the people confused by young folks who laugh at the punchline 6-7 or use "mogging" as a compliment, we have two bits of good news for you. First, your confusion is kind of the point ‒ ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Does it ever feel like kids and teens are speaking in a different language? Have you ever had to look up the latest slang used by Generation Alpha? You’re not alone. Word ...

The natural churn of language from one generation to the next is an inevitability that should be familiar to virtually everyone. Decades ago, young Baby Boomers would describe something cool or ...