Gen Z Dictionary
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Idioms
Technology
100
Ignoring or not texting back, especially during the early stages of a relationship
What is Ghosting?
100
"Think Music" is the name the familiar theme music heard on this game show.
What is Jeopardy?
100
This adjective describes someone who is very careful and precise, especially with details.
What is meticulous?
100
In reference to the tight alliances formed in London’s criminal underground during the 1800s, close friends are said to be "thick as" this.
What are Thieves?
100
On a rotary phone, this digit requires the longest spin to dial.
What is 0?
200
A combination of "fanatic" and "stalker" meaning obsession, but not necessarily in a creepy way
What is a Stan?
200
He was "born on a mountaintop in Tennessee"
Who is Davy Crockett?
200
The proper geographical term for a cluster or chain of islands.
What is Archipelago?
200
In the early sixteenth century, Pope Leo X created the post of Promoter of the Faith. The official’s job was to argue against the proposed canonization of a saint by bringing up all that was unfavorable to the claim. A task that led to this unofficial title.
What is the Devil's Advocate?
200
This portable music player, introduced in 1979, made it socially acceptable to walk around with foam headphones on your head.
What is the Walkman?
300
Excellent or of very high quality
What is Dank?
300
This Australian Christian pop band became a staple of youth groups in the late ’90s with upbeat hits like “Shine” and “Entertaining Angels.”
Who are the Newsboys?
300
This verb means to continue doing something despite difficulty or opposition.
What is persevere?
300
A phrase originally referred to ready-mix concrete trucks, and means "everything" or "the whole lot".
What is the Whole 9 yards?
300
Long before Google Maps, drivers relied on these bulky paper guides often kept in a car’s glove compartment.
What is a road atlas?
400
Meaning to sit back and listen to the gossip rather than partake in it.
What is Sip Tea?
400
Breaking from her famous pattern, Taylor Swift actually wrote this song as an apology to an ex.
What is Back to December?
400
This adjective describes a calm, peaceful, and untroubled state.
What is serene?
400
A figure of speech that has its origins in medieval ecclesiastical calendars, which marked feast days and saints’ days in red, while other days were in black.
What is a Red-Letter Day?
400
This early personal digital assistant let users manage calendars and contacts with a stylus instead of a keyboard.
What is a Palm Pilot?
500
Someone who does way too much for the person they have a crush on
What is a Simp?
500
This Eagles song famously warns listeners that while you can check out any time you like, you can never leave.
What is Hotel California?
500
This noun means a strong desire to travel or explore the world.
What is wanderlust?
500
First coined at a Mother’s Day lunch when one sibling couldn’t decide which dessert to order, this phrase is now used to prompt a decision from someone being indecisive.
What is Cake or Pie?
500
This storage medium, once proudly labeled “high density,” typically held a whopping 1.44 megabytes of data.
What is a floppy disk?
