Gen-Z Slang
The Whining and the Grunting
Final Jeopardy: Northwestern College Lore
200

To say something is "fire" is to express this type of positive feeling about it.

What is awesome, excellent,  really cool, or amazing?

200

This bald, perpetually whiny Canadian boy is the most famously banned character in parental households for teaching kids how to be annoying.

Who is Caillou?

200

In the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, Meinhardt Raabe, who was once a student at Northwestern College, played this character, declaring the Wicked Witch of the East "officially, most sincerely dead."

Who is the Munchkin Coroner?

400

To describe a lie, exaggeration, or just something that's not true.

What is cap?

400

In this show, a British pig family is known for teaching children to jump in "muddy puddles" and for their signature, highly irritating snorting sounds.

What is Peppa Pig?

600

When someone is effortlessly cool, it is said they have this, which is short for charisma.

What is rizz?

600

This classic show involves an unnecessarily long, frustrating process of collecting three paw-printed objects before finally solving an incredibly obvious puzzle.

What is Blue's Clues?

800

The term for something that is so intensely unpleasant or awkward that it causes physical pain to witness.

What is cringe or cringey?

800

This show, featuring four colorful, silent-but-giggling humanoids, is most famous for its giant, creepy baby face in the sun.

What is Teletubbies?

1000

To describe someone who is extremely successful, skilled, or the "best of the best" at something.

What is a/the GOAT?

1000

The single, most-used word in the vocabulary of a particular singing, purple dinosaur who taught a generation that you should always hug.

What is "love"?

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