'Ghosted' and 'salty' are top slang words of 2022, survey says.
"Woke" is 2022's Most Annoying Word
And, the winner (or loser) is woke. In fact, more than one in three Americans (35%) think woke is the most irritating word used in conversation.
Fire. 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.
Cringy. For once this actually does mean what the root word implies, but Gen Z kids these days use it to describe anything that's embarrassing or try-hard. The Gen Z spelling has no time for that extra 'e' in cringey.
Drip. Another way of saying swag, drip is a term for a cool or sexy trend or style.
Lit or GOAT
These are two different ways to express what you might have meant by saying "dope" or "neat" or "cool" back in the day.
Have you ever heard someone ask, “What's your 20?” The term refers to your location. It comes from “10–20” and is part of the Ten Code used by CB radioers, who borrowed and adapted it from the police and emergency services.
GOAT is an acronym that stands for greatest of all time. "Mr. Jones canceled the quiz this Friday — he's the GOAT."
aggravating, annoying, distressing, disturbing, inconvenient, irritating, troublesome, vexing, exasperating, incommodious, rebarbative, remote, tiresome, vexatious.
The letters of bae stand for 'Before Anyone Else'. When you call someone bae, you're saying that person is your number one priority and holds a special place in your heart.
Dope - Cool or awesome. Extra - Over-the-top, extreme.
If something is fire or lit, it means it's awesome, good or great. It's today's slang for “cool”.
What does ? Hundred emoji mean? The 100 emoji is used in digital communication to express or emphasize achievement, support, approval, and motivation. It also generally means “absolutely” or “keep it 100” (keep it real).
12 is a slang term for police or any law enforcement officials of uncertain origin. Possible sources include the police radio code "10-12" and the 1968 TV show Adam-12, which followed two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers and their patrol car, "1-Adam-12."
87 (pinyin: lit. bāqī, or loosely, báichī) represents "bitchy" (English) or 白痴 idiocy/idiot (Mandarin).
For some time past there has been going the rounds of the men about town the slang phrase "Twenty-three." The meaning attached to it is to "move on," "get out," "good-bye, glad you are gone," "your move" and so on. To the initiated it is used with effect in a jocular manner.
This is a list of slang terminology used by Generation Z, or those born roughly between the mid-late 1990s to the early 2010s in the Western world.
Yeet is an exclamation of excitement, approval, surprise, or all-around energy, often as issued when doing a dance move or throwing something.
Instead, Gen Z'ers are taking on a more casual and carefree approach to ending an email. That means that traditional closers of "Sincerely," "Thanks," "Warm regards" and "Best wishes" are out of the question. Instead, they are using closers like "Yours unfaithfully," "Bless up" or "Cold regards," to name just a few.
Yep and yeah are very common alternatives to yes, but are only used informally, among people you know well, and they might be frowned upon in formal settings, such as the workplace when you're speaking to your boss.
folded hands emoji ?
The answer may depend on your generation. While this one has been commonly used to indicate a millennial high five, Gen Z uses it as a way of saying “thank you” or of indicating that they're really hoping for something.