Say What Now?
Mid
This platform is Gen-Z’s primary search engine (sorry Google)
TikTok or ChatGPT
This phrase is often taken as passive-aggressive when used in a text.
Okay
Posting a couple’s photo with faces clearly visible
Hard Launch
This phrase means to log off and interact with real life
Touch Grass
This means someone fully succeeded or did extremely well.
Ate (and left no crumbs)
This trend involves showcasing a low-effort, minimalist meal as a lifestyle choice.
Girl dinner
This phrase is commonly seen as dismissive when someone is venting
It’s not that deep.
Posting a cropped photo or hand-holding with no face shown
Soft Launch
Arguing intensely in a comment section with strangers is a sign you need this.
Touching Grass
This word describes someone who is confidently wrong but committed to the bit.
Delulu
This term describes someone who treats everyday life like a video game character.
NPC behavior
Saying this during a disagreement is often taken as condescending, even if unintended.
Relax
Posting the same person multiple times without confirming the relationship.
Soft Launch
This describes someone overly invested in influencer drama that doesn’t affect them.
Parasocial Behavior
This phrase is used when something has a strong, specific vibe or aesthetic.
“It’s giving…”
This internet term refers to your biggest red flag that isn’t a deal-breaker… yet.
Beige Flag
When you stop texting or calling someone without notice or explanation.
Ghosting
Posting together on the main feed after weeks of hints
Hard Launch
This term refers to assuming online spaces represent real-world norms.
Terminally Online
This term means authentic, agreeable, or valid—especially when opinions align.
Based
This meta-trend critiques internet culture by remixing overstimulation itself.
Corecore
This social media habit of posting someone without asking first, now widely frowned upon.
Posting Without Consent
Posting them exclusively on Close Friends or private stories.
Soft Launch
This phrase describes someone who has lost perspective due to excessive internet use
Chronically Online