Gen Alpha
A nonsense word often used purely for absurd humor
Skibidi
A phrase meaning “I’m telling the truth”
No cap
Doing basic responsible tasks like paying bills or cooking dinner
Adulting
If something was cool in the ’80s or ’90s, it was this
Rad
A word meaning money that has nothing to do with a bakery
Bread
Used to describe something weird, chaotic, or cursed
Ohio
A one-word response meaning “OK” or “deal”
Bet
Over-the-top behavior could be described as this
Extra
What you said immediately after tricking someone
Psych!
This term came from music but became a general stamp of approval
Groovy
A term for someone acting robotic, generic, or scripted
NPC
Someone acting confident and self-focused has this energy
Main character
If eyebrows were perfectly done, they were this
On fleek
A term for someone who is showing off too much
Showboat
If someone’s idea makes absolutely no sense in a meeting, they might be described this way.
Out to lunch
When someone takes part of your food without asking
Fanum Tax
An insult telling someone to go outside and gain perspective
Touch grass
An exaggerated way to express emotional overwhelm
I can't even
A term meaning fake, unfair, or ridiculous
Bogus
A 1960s phrase used to show amazement or approval
Far out
A term describing an exaggerated lone-wolf confidence persona
Sigma
A word added for emphasis meaning “end of discussion"
Periodt.
The feeling you get when you stare at your inbox and think, “Is this really it?”
Existential dread
A not-so-flattering term for a socially awkward person
Dweeb
This phrase—made famous by Aretha Franklin—was the ’60s way of saying “go ahead, let’s hear it.”
Sock it to me