90's Lore
This handheld toy let you raise a digital pet—if you forgot it, it died.
Tamagotchi
Having too much caffeine at the wrong times of day can affect the flow of our daily sleep/wake cycles. This cycle is called what?
Circadian Rhythm
This holiday changes dates every year because it follows a lunar calendar.
Teachers using memes incorrectly often causes students to feel this emotion at full intensity.
This AI “buddy” gets asked to do homework, write apology texts, and explain math… but always reminds you it’s “just a language model.”
ChatGPT
This device let you walk and listen to music—as long as you didn’t bump it, tilt it, or breathe too hard.
What is a Discman/portable CD player?
A word used to describe locking in - or something you may beg your bro to do when you are trying to work on a group project.
Focus
This Jewish winter holiday lasts for eight nights.
Hannukah
Saying “respectfully” before a statement means you are about to do this.
Insult someone
The reason your FYP knows you like slime videos, sad playlists, AND medieval swords—sometimes better than you do.
The Algorithm
This gaming system came before the PlayStation 2 and used cartridges.
Nintendo 64 (or SNES or NES)
What we call all techniques used to help a person get through a challenging emotion or phase.
Coping strategy.
This holiday celebrates the shortest day of the year.
Winter Solstice
This meme phrase is used when someone thinks they won an argument… but definitely didn’t.
Bro thought he ate
This scary-smart tech can recognize your face faster than your friends—and is banned or limited in some places.
This was the noise you heard while waiting 45 seconds to connect to the internet—a sound now used to scare Gen Z.
Dial Up Internet - bonus point if you can make the sound
What you call someone who can handle stress and failure, and bounce back (bro is thriving under any condition)
Resilient
In Japan, many people order this fast food for Christmas dinner.
KFC
What song is the meme 6 7 from?
Doot Doot (6 7) by Skrilla
These creepy-real fake videos of people saying stuff they never said are called this—and yes, they’re a big yikes.
Deepfakes
This band has a spicy name, but they are not known for making actual food.
The Red Hot Chilipeppers
This can be the long term result of ignoring stress over long periods of time.
Burnout
This holiday celebrates light overcoming darkness and is important in Hindu culture.
Diwali
This useful word can be used to gas someone up, appreciate their success, or describing anything awesome.
SLAY
This country just banned all social media for children under the age of 16.
Australia