Gen Z slang

38 entries

38 gen z slang terms

Guides

Parents' guideBrainrot Words List, With a Cheat Sheet for ParentsEvery word that shows up on the viral brainrot lists, decoded in plain English and rated fine, cheeky or worth a talk, plus translated brainrot sentences, a clean script to read aloud, and a cheat sheet to print.15 min readNov 2026
Dating guideDating Slang 2026: Situationships, Breadcrumbing and Every FlagEvery dating word you are likely to hear this cuffing season, sorted by the stage of dating it belongs to, with a printable cheat sheet, a flag chart, the new 2026 terms and texts you can actually send.15 min readNov 2026
Emoji, decodedEmoji Meanings for Gen Z: 💀 😭 🥀 🧢 🗿The skull means you're laughing, the crying face usually does too, and a thumbs-up can feel cold. A plain guide to how younger people actually use emoji, with the ones parents should know.6 min readNov 2026
DictionaryGaming Slang Dictionary: GG, AFK, Cracked and MoreEvery gaming word you are likely to see in chat, voice or a stream, sorted by what it is about and whether it is friendly, plus reply scripts and a cheat sheet you can print.15 min readNov 2026

Gen Z slang is the vocabulary of people roughly in their teens and twenties: words like rizz, delulu, mid and cooked. Much of it comes from Black American English and LGBTQ+ ballroom culture, then spreads through TikTok, X and streaming. Each entry here says where a word came from, so the credit lands in the right place.

Some of these words are already fading into irony, and others are crossing into everyday adult speech. The "Is it still used?" section on each page says which is which. For a full overview, read the Gen Z slang guide. For the pairs people mix up, like lowkey and highkey, see lowkey vs highkey.