Rizz: An abbreviation of charisma, meaning style, charm or attractiveness.
Goated: The original acronym, G.O.A.T, meaning Greatest Of All Time, Gen Alpha has now turned it into a verb, so saying someone is goated means they are the greatest of all time.
Sigma male: This label refers to the type of person who is a ‘lone wolf’ who sets himself apart from the crowd.
Fanum tax: Emerging from social streaming platform Twitch, Fanum tax is ‘taxing’ your friends by taking their food.
Gen Z
Fam: A shortened form of family, and can be referred to as such or for friends.
Stan: Something you’re a fan of, usually a celebrity you obsess over.
W or L: Meaning winning or losing, in shortened form.
Ghosting: When dating someone, instead of telling them you’re ending the relationship you stop replying and communicating, disappearing from their life.
Cap: Means to lie. If you hear ‘no cap’ it means they are being truthful.
Millennial
Extra: Over the top and dramatic behaviour.
Receipts: Evidence of someone’s wrongdoings, usually in screenshot form.
Sus: Shortened form of suspicious, and can also mean shady.
Salty: Acting upset or bitter.
Basic: Something that is mainstream or popular.
Gen X
Dude: Can be used as a verb, a noun or an adjective, depending on context. Most commonly, it is used to refer to a friend.
Chill: Replacement word for relax.
Bummer: How to describe an upsetting situation.
Rad: Shortened form of radical, meaning something is awesome or very cool.
Gnarly: Meaning intense, extreme or very impressive.
Boomer
Dig it: Means you really like something.
Right on: How you would say you agree with something.
Groovy: Meaning cool.
Cool cat: Used to describe a cool person.
Peace out: How you would say goodbye to someone.
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