Groovy. Groovy is used to refer to something really cool and amazing. It was popular during the '50s, '60s, and '70s.
Groovy. Meaning: Cool. This one's fairly obvious, but it's likely that no one under 55 has ever used it seriously.
Dope - Cool or awesome.
In Gen Z slang term, “fire” means something is really amazing or cool. They also use it to express excitement or point out a new trend within their culture.
Instead "gucci" in slang is a synonym for cool, good, fine or OK, so if something is "all gucci," it's "all good."
'Radical' and 'Rad' basically mean awesome, outrageous and cool (I don't mean the temperature).
Everyone says "cool" in every generation, but it's falling out of favor with Millennials. It's a dad word. A gadget might be cool, or the vacation plans might be cool. But using the one word as a exclamatory term to voice approval is as dated as any of the words on this list.
drip. During previous generations, drip was slang for “an unattractive, boring, or colorless person.” Now, if someone mentions your drip, it's actually a good thing. Drip refers to your look or style, particularly when it's considered extremely fashionable or sexy (kind of like a newer version of swag).
(by extension, slang, sometimes derogatory) An elderly person, regardless of generation. I'm going to be a boomer by the time this thing is over. (by extension, slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology. I'm such a boomer; I have no idea how to use this phone.
“That's so slay” = that's amazing/cool/great. This one also works as just a standalone compliment: “slay”.
Hunky-dory: Use this to describe when something is OK, cool, normal or "all good." ("Everything is hunky-dory over here!")
The mature male eastern grey or forester kangaroo, or indeed, any large male kangaroo can be called a boomer. Also, the male quokka (known globally thanks to Instagram posts from Chris Hemsworth) and even the Australasian bittern, thanks to its booming cry.
Much like “millennial,” “boomer” doesn't merely indicate a person born in a given time or place, it's a blanket term referencing the predominant trends, values and concerns of an entire generation. “Boomer” is also, evidently, an insult to an older person, who may or may not technically be a baby boomer.
Tea: Refers to gossip aka spilling the tea. Valid: This is a word that people use to express that something is understandable. W or L: This is shorthand for “win” as in a good thing or “loss” as in a bad thing. Big yikes: This is a way of saying something is bad.
Baby boomers are the generational cohort born after World War II. Also known simply as “boomers,” they are named after the unprecedented post-war spike in birth rates, referred to as the baby boom.
Baby Boomers: Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. They're currently between 57-75 years old (71.6 million in the U.S.) Gen X: Gen X was born between 1965 and 1979/80 and is currently between 41-56 years old (65.2 million people in the U.S.)
Bruh Similar to bro, but we do not call people Bruh that often. It is used commonly as a reaction to something bad or crazy. For example, a Gen-Z drops their sandwich and it sticks to the ground, they would just look at it and say, “Bruh.” Bruh Moment.
Low key can either mean “secretly” or “chill.” For example, if a kid says “I'm low key obsessed with Lady Gaga,” they mean they're secretly obsessed. If they say, “The party will be really low key this weekend,” it means it'll be a chill event.
In fact, it hasn't been trendy since the 1990s. "Rad" is yet another synonym for cool, and teens say it's totally out-of-touch. In fact, it hasn't been trendy since the 1990s.
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Originally part of African American Language (a.k.a. African American Vernacular, or AAVE), cool emerged from the jazz scene in the 1940s. In the 1950s, it became mainstream with the youth of America. Anything trendy and desirable—from a fashionable outfit to a catchy song on the radio—could be described as cool.