GEN Z SLANG
If you look amazing, people might say you did this to your outfit.
Slay
This percentage is the end-all be-all of all college students
75% attendance
"So Baccho"
Zubaida ma'am
Chronically online
Someone so immersed in internet culture that they lose touch with real life.
"I'm getting a positive vibe"
Yuvraj sir
This gaming term is used to describe someone who acts boring, predictable, or robotic, like a background character in life.
NPC
This slang term refers to hanging out on campus with no real purpose.
timepass
"How many minutes!!!!!"
Kaushlaya ma'am
Canon event
A life experience (good or bad) that is “meant to happen” for character development.
"I'll sell your phone on OLX"
Suren sir
Often uses this phrase to describe a person who acts like life is their own movie.
main character energy
This phrase is used for last-minute cramming right before an exam.
mugging up
"You are late"
Noor ma'am
Gaslighting
This term means making someone doubt their own reality or memory.
"Noode makalle"
Vittal sir
This dramatic slang phrase means you’re left speechless, as if someone just handed you receipts.
Im gagged
This quick-fix mindset is about finding hacks and shortcuts to survive campus life.
Jugaad
"Because I want you guys to suffer"
Tarun sir
Lore
refers to the backstory, inside jokes, or weird history of a person, place, or situation
"Just read about it"
Zidan sir
If you’re spending way too much time online, Gen Z might tell you to “do this” with nature.
touch grass
Attendance shortage is often jokingly called this kind of “shortage.”
defaulter list
"So basically the fall of constantinople"
Roshan sir
Let them cook
giving someone space to work on their idea or plan because they’re about to do something impressive or clever.
"What ya ma"
Shambavi ma'am