Anywhere you go in the United States, you’re likely to encounter a word you’ve never heard before or never used regularly, as ...

A look back at 2025 through Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang, from 6-7 and brainrot to aura farming, and what these phrases reveal ...

Slang words make the world go around! Nothing explains exactly what we want to say in a more confusing, nonsensical way than good old slang words. Boomers and Gen X will remember "groovy" and "cool" ...

A Parents guide to decoding the lingo your kids use in texts, on TikTok, and IRL. Fact checked by Elizabeth Brownfield Teens in each generation develop a unique language of their own—and the same can ...

Our dictionary is always getting larger, so getting lost in the new lingo added to our vocabulary every year is easy. 2024 is no different. Plenty of slang has become a staple in conversations and ...

Slang words are more than just a playful twist on language; they’re a reflection of cultural shifts, regional quirks, and generational divides. We all know that language evolves, but sometimes it ...

Call someone “thirsty” these days and those are fighting words. But call someone “queer” and you’re embracing a more inclusive term for non-binary gender identity. Nothing makes you feel your age as ...

ALEX LASSITER: Hello, lovely people! It’s Alex Lassiter with The Minnesota Daily, and you’re listening to In The Know, a podcast dedicated to the University of Minnesota. I’ll keep it a hunnit, I ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Drag culture has its own vocabulary and while you may have heard some of words terms before, the queens are here to educate you on how they use ...

Kids born between 2010 and 2024 have adapted a dialect all their own. When Natalie Boe listens to her two young sons talk with each other and their friends, she said it can be like listening to a ...

A new study ranked the most annoying slang words, as well as those that are most confusing and most popular. Among the most annoying slang words analyzed were G.O.A.T., bae, hangry, Gucci, and ghost.