I started using my teens' slang to better understand them. Words like "rizz," "mid," and "slay" entered my vocabulary. Sometimes it connects us — sometimes they cringe. I remember how mystified the ...

Language has a shelf life. Slang especially. What sounds effortlessly cool in one decade sounds like a Halloween costume in the next, and few eras produced more dateable vocabulary than the 1980s.

Ever feel like you need a dictionary to decode what Gen Z or Gen Alpha are saying? The newest slang trend, "lowkenuinely," is actually pretty easy to follow. It might finally give 6-7 a break in ...

There’s not a week that goes by where Gen Alpha (and indeed, Gen Z) aren’t coming up with new phrases and coining words which rapidly spread across the internet, mainly TikTok, like wildfire. Last ...

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Want to understand real American English? In this video, you’ll learn 20 slang words Americans use every day — from hang out and lit to no-brainer and spill the tea. You’ll also discover how to ...