December 15, 2023 • 59 mins
This episode features a lively exploration of how language evolves across generations, with a focus on slang terms and generational dialects. Join us as we take Aaron through a series of words and phrases that are characteristic of various age groups, from Gen X to the impending Generation Beta, scheduled to begin around 2025. Discover what makes a phrase 'cringeworthy', why someone might be referred to as a 'main course', and delve into the use of AAVE.
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(00:02):
To find out if language can make Aaron knows.
What that means crazy I don't know well we're in Aaron's crib it's very nice yeah do you?
Know what crib is that's my that's my house good job my and Aaron is definitely not a yepy.
(00:23):
Aaron has taken a chill pill and he does not have fomo and he is red I don't think you do do you the fear of missing out I don't know and then maybe after episode we'll go outside and catch hands.
I'm seeing if you actually know some of these off the top of my head catch.
(00:44):
Catch hands after this or it the phrase.
Is also catch these hands catch hands we going to fight good job man fight you know some of these I'm impressed yeah all right so let's see if Aaron knows some more here so oh boy Aaron's like oh all?
Right so as we all know language changes between the generations and generations usually are about 10 increments the Next Generation that's to come up is Generation beta we are currently in generation Alpha generation beta baby should be born around the year 2025.
(01:16):
Which is only wow shockingly two years away if Aaron has his way he may have one the first gen beta babies?
That's great H yeah yeah I know that.
That is great isn't it no so to help Aaron understand his future children he needs to be able to understand the current generation.
(01:44):
Oh jeez I'm going to give him some words and let's see I'm going to put the word on the screen for those of you at home um I'm going to do this in post so you can see what the word is and then see if you can Define it before Aaron can Define it all.
Right all right so so the first word that I want Aaron to tell me and first off Aaron I'm going to give you the word okay you tell me what generation's from there's X Y and Z and Alpha and a uhhuh but where did x i okay.
(02:16):
X YZ Alpha but what what are the time frames for them.
You want all the time frames for all the different.
Different uh Generations okay all right let's pull up for Aaron so he I don't even know yeah I didn't even know there's this many already dude it's every 10 years.
(02:39):
Oh and Gen X is a little longer Gen X uh technically is and so I'm doing the big ones I'm not doing like the small like little ones here.
Uh so Gen X technically is 65 to 80 x is 65 okay Millennials.
(03:02):
81 to 96 so we're Y correct yep so what was that again that's why Millennials 81 96 Z is 97 to 2012 and alpha.
Is to present day till till present day till about 2025?
(03:23):
Okay oh gosh okay all right X 80s Y is 90s Z is the 2000s and Alpha is now yep.
Pretty simple right okay all right so the first word.
(03:45):
A A A V A a ve yep.
I I'm lost what generation what generation Z is that your final answer yeah it is z h good.
(04:07):
Job wow what does it mean I don't know.
I don't know a m can you use it in a sentence.
Could I use it in a sentence yeah okay I could um or will that give it away too much no because this will I have to use another word?
(04:33):
Okay to do this because that's the way this can work literally.
This only works with another word that I have to use buson is a slang term that originated in Avi and has gained popularity.
Busen uhhuh is another term for no is buson is another word in the list yes so bus is a slang term that originated in oh so it's a show or a book or something no what.
(05:16):
That's a I love how flustered you're getting I don't.
Know I know what buson is okay we'll get there in a moment but take a guess what's a I the only thing I can think of is it if it comes.
Is it a person no so a is short for African-American vernacular English?
(05:43):
Refers to a dialect of English roots in African American English encompasses unique vocabulary grammar and pronunciation patterns so a person did come up with it okay.
Soz okay okay okay so this isn't just a word this is a phrase Andi.
(06:03):
Oop Andi oop yep what generation what generation is from oh gosh.
Oh I want I'm kind of stuck between X or Y with this one okay.
(06:28):
Is X no is it why no it's a gen Alpha phrase It's gen Alpha it's a gen Alpha slang expression used to convey surprise or shock and then oop it originated from a viral video and is used when someone makes a mistake or says something unexpected and I oop yep because it makes me think of oop?
(06:52):
You know what I'm talking about for like the midwestern is is that a Midwest or anything where they op yep so and I oop.
What the heck how about this one big yikes Big Y God?
I've heard this one so many times at youth group so I mean I have to say that's an alpha one yep it is I gave it away I said youth group youth group but it's it's funny because it's like um it's like you.
(07:31):
Uh um gosh how do I put this because it was so bad it was so bad well it was a Babylon B thing okay where it had.
John MacArthur um talking in like the new like.
The younger generation slang or whatever and he says big yikes in as for of his things so it's just I guess it's like a reaction of like something being like.
(07:59):
Why do I want to say like overwhelming or just like something's like whoa like calm down or getting?
Too worked up on on something is so it's used to emphasize a cringeworthy or awkward situation yes it signifies a significant level of discomfort or unease yes there.
We yep that's that's that's the good way to put it because is the way to put it yep like.
(08:21):
You know you I'm not saying this ever happened but like you walk in and you see like Aaron sitting down with his lady on the couch and go big yikes big yikes I'm out of here I'm uncomfortable see.
You yep all right this word dip dip.
There could be a few things or a couple things off the top of my head okay but what generation dip so like tobacco dip it's a slang word not a tobacco dip I guess it's dip.
(08:53):
I would say Z no it's l Alpha no '90s.
It's X it's X yep they well okay now let's have to see what does dip mean like you're you're leaving yeah yeah I'm about to dip I'm out of here that's from that's from Gen X Gen X whoa.
(09:19):
All right cool all right I like that one all right you're not doing so hot on these no I'm not good with this of course I'm not all right keep it 100 keep.
It 100 I mean I would imagine it just means like giving it your all well who's it from what in uh 90s.
(09:53):
Why yes H it is from the Y what now what do you said give it your all yeah like 100% like?
Uh so keep it 100 keep it real.
It means staying true to yourself your values respecting ours and acting with Integrity whoa okay no then I definitely did not get that all right how about this one feels.
(10:15):
Feels so like you got me in the feels you got me in the tugging my heart strings a little bit here okay what generational thing um o I'm either on y or Z on that one pick one.
(10:37):
Say why you're correct yeah so cuz was that.
Was something I feel like my generation would say a lot would say more often yeah it got me in the fields or whatever uh main?
Course main course mhm like a meal someone.
(10:58):
Would you you might say that your Bay is a main course?
Do you know what don't know how I feel about that it'd?
Be main course to you not to anyone else see I okay so that's so I said you might say right.
(11:21):
Your Bay is a main is a main course that's weird.
That's still you know what is right yes okay girl your girl before all others yes.
Where did that come from what John before all others or or the my course thing oh before anyone else is B but yeah what oh what gen was that one by the way that?
(11:47):
Was Z no that was y yep that was y yep B is wise?
I totally would have thought that would have been but where did main course come from or was that is that an X thing no is that a z thing yes really and what it mean.
(12:11):
You're G to laugh when you hear one oh jeez.
I main course is someone who is wife or husband material.
That's what I said you might say your Bay is the main course.
I like I like that okay I like that.
That's that's good see that's good see I kept it aesome yeah.
(12:38):
I definitely had my concern right there I didn't say snack this is true that's true snack is another one from gen Z snack.
Is a one from gen Z uhhuh really you know?
What that means a less wholesome thing mean someone who's extremely attractive that you really to take uh bite out them it says yes yeah yeah okay yeah that's that's an our?
(13:04):
Gen Z one you dirty genz peoples but yeah that's what I said main course M course a lot more wholesome I like that one although I'm sorry if you say that her she'd be like what get out of here yeah see that's like you know that sounds kind of bad because like I'm thinking of like a like a a meal at that point I don't yeah no I don't nope no nope it's wife/husband material yeah okay all right so that's why I said you may say that your Bay is a main course course.
(13:33):
Yes I'm gonna keep it at that jeez.
How about drip drip oh that's that's got to be uh Alpha all?
Right and what's it mean your outfit yeah.
Stylish outfit good job you got it I got that one from my neew oh did you ah how about Fina Fina.
(14:04):
Gosh it's like it I think if if I'm thinking of this correctly Fina it's like you're gonna do something.
No no no like that might have been like old school sling but in or is that maybe not it's finna yeah finna fa do okay that's more that's more about it but Fina Fina first off what generation.
(14:36):
Is it x no no uh Z no y no freak?
Wait wait wait wait wait oh nope I'm sorry it was Z wow I misread that Z okay I misread that sorry all right this is my second guess all right Z yep but what does it mean.
(14:56):
Do I have a fake Instagram account post more more personal or un content dang?
Okay that makes a lot of sense fake Instagram oh my gosh I like that dang I should all right how about fit fit.
Something I am not uh I hope you have a fit.
(15:19):
Oh because otherwise this would be very awkward right now.
Oh no then I have no idea what this means generation.
Uh with that being is it Alpha no Z ah fit short for outfit your.
Clothing you're wearing yeah I do have that yep yeah.
(15:44):
Otherwise this would be very awkward right now yes it would be yeah okay so we know fomo is fear of missing out right right but there's another meaning for fomo.
Oh no nope never mind what generation and what does it mean.
(16:05):
Z okay uh find our missing owl I don't know fear of moving on fear of moving on the reluctance or fear of letting go of past relationships or situation whoa.
Mhm so fear of missing out and fear of moving on yep wow!
(16:29):
Oh okay how about this one Stan Stan yep oh boy.
Gosh this is not good this is not good how do you communicate with your nieces and nephews so is this Alpha.
(16:49):
I'm not saying that I talk to them in my language I know I mean if you don't understand anything yeah so what's a it's Alpha no Z yes okay.
A stand what's a stand mhm it's just a standup man no no uh is it like a the equivalence to like a Chad sort of thing or what.
(17:20):
Uh no no what does Stan make me think of mischievous.
Up to no good I know all right that's all I got so you got it right it's Z yeah and it's to be extremely devoted and enthusiastic fan of something or someone.
(17:49):
Oh so you're a stand for August red.
All right but you're not so much of a stand that you stalk them no okay.
Okay interesting yep how about this one this one's interesting I found this one I I burst out laughing uh oh if I go Aaron in that game you're a zygote what does that.
(18:21):
Mean it could be good or bad hey what J uses.
That is that an X thing no no no Alpha yes.
Yep exactly zyo what the heck that somebody really good no terrible it's someone that's new inexperienced or naive so a noob yeah why.
(18:57):
Why why cuz in the reproductive cycle zygote is a very inexperienced new human?
I don't like this golly all right if you tell me something Aon and I go I'm down what does that mean you're in like you're you're okay what ter what uh gen.
(19:22):
Coin that there a y no Z yes what no uh-uh I started say I said that before Z was around.
Uh uh no I probably didn't say before Z was around don't.
Be cringe see cringe that's please tell me that Z don't.
(19:49):
Be cringe or just cringe that whole phrase don't be don't be cringe yeah don't be cringe I mean I guess I'd still say it's Z no a it's Alpha that's Alpha uhhuh.
Okay Alpha starts when after yeah okay so what what does it mean.
(20:17):
I guess that makes sense don't be like.
Don't be to me it's like don't be someone that makes something awkward yeah exactly okay it's a way of suggesting a person should avoid doing things that might make them appear socially inept or out of touch with current trends or Norms well that's me okay how about if I say hey Aaron I need.
(20:42):
The lore on this on your Bay what.
Does mean the lore on my bay mhm this?
Is so stupid so okay so I guess I'm hoping I can actually get this okay it's just like the background like the stuff about her yeah exactly yeah for Gen Alpha it means the backstory of someone or something yeah okay okay now there's two definitions of this one I want?
(21:12):
The cleaner of the two oh great okay okay.
Gat Gat g y a t I don't even know if I've ever heard this.
(21:34):
Well I guess I haven't heard a lot of yes I know that's sound like how do you even communicate with your parents or my parents or they'd.
Be before genx but yeah yeah man they'd be Boomers yeah they're they're hurting as it is now.
Uh at least okay so what gen is gat.
(22:03):
Z you are correct okay what does it mean what does it mean.
I'll give you an example you need to Gat and finish that report by the deadline.
Yeah that makes a lot more sense now does.
It get your butt moving or wait yeah close get your act together yes yeah.
(22:31):
Yeah it has a another definition but we're not going to deal it I'll just read this real quick it's like a quick blank that guys off say when they spot a really attractive woman.
Ah okay get your yeah I'm sorry I say get your butt move I was thinking the.
A was going to be a an inappropriate word so I was like get your butt moving.
(22:55):
All right get your act together though yeah how about this one um Aaron if I say something is fat what does that mean.
P h a t you say something is fat yeah and what generation gave us that.
(23:22):
Can something can something come from X can this come from X it did yeah yes?
What does it mean something is fat ah for whatever I want to say like bigger hip sort of thing like?
(23:49):
Cool pretty hot and tempting pretty hot and thick both of those okay would be fat it comes from hipop and it's a deli misspelling an inverted meaning of the fat F A okay how about this one this one's going to be I mean this one's going to tell you immediately home slice.
My home slice so my best friend sort of thing all right what Generation.
(24:18):
Y no x x okay I had I knew it had to be from one of those but I was trying to think of like all right.
My homes yeah okay no yeah um that's yeah how about this one thirst trap thirst trap.
Yep people will sometimes post thirst traps online so I'd imagine it's something someone's thirsty for but what okay what does thirsty mean you really want or yeah like a very I would say.
(25:00):
I don't know isn't that what thirsty is that you're like you're like really really want something it's usually not something or someone yeah yeah so thirst usually is a way to describe lusting after someone usually desperately okay so what's a thirst trap.
(25:20):
It's like a succubus yeah okay uh you describe photos or videos people post with the obvious or subtle of getting others to lust after them post comments that boost their ego.
Oh that's a thirst so like maybe some like I know like on Instagram you'll see that randomly where it's like what was it the one where it's like they hold up photo like a not a photo like a ring light in front of them and they're fully clothed and they put it behind head and all a sudden they're like less clothed and then so you you just see the silhouette of their body in that and then so like that's a thirst trap or they'll dance whatever there's a bunch that it goes on social media uh there one it's uh it's a farmer and his grandma and she's always like Ying him stop post posting thirst traps as he's like doing you know weird dances they're not really thirst traps but that's funny it's great it's it's entertaining and then when he does stuff she'll like throw things at him and whatever but what generation coined that one a thirst trrap m Z no Alpha no why yes.
(26:36):
Really yeah wow okay so tell me this what generation did this I Felicia.
It's either y or Z so which one.
(26:57):
Why you're correct all right cool all right you?
Know what what does B fisha me well I normally always heard it said to a girl mhm.
I guess as far as I mean it's saying obviously bye to somebody but what's it used to do what's that person.
(27:27):
Like I could write you like you could write something on Facebook and blah blah blah and I could write by Felicia.
I could write to you yeah doesn't only have to be to our girl no it doesn't that's just it mean.
(27:50):
It's a sling term used to dismiss someone to say that's it I'm done putting up with you I'm over this Goodbye.
Oh that's all it is Fela is I was.
Trying to think of like someone that trying to think of what the person how a person would be acting for you to say by Felicia too yeah okay.
(28:10):
How about this phrase I love that for you?
How what is it even what Z yes?
(28:35):
I wonder I love that for you like is that just like another way of saying that you're happy for somebody.
No it's a complete opposite it's oh really yeah it's a mostly sarcastic expression typically used by self-absorbed individuals to simultaneously address and dismiss miss a person saying or doing.
(29:05):
What wow okay yeah that's bizarre I don't like that?
I don't yep I love that for I love that for you yeah.
Gosh how about this one be beat face beat your face yep.
(29:28):
Beat your face yes by the way most of this came from Pangia.
The translation experts as they translate language between the generations I wish I was kidding on that but yeah beat your face.
(29:54):
First off what Jen why would this could be like any of them.
Is it x no dang it it should be it's not?
(30:17):
Alpha no Z yes gosh I don't like these people what does beat your face mean beat your face beat.
Your face beat your face how I don't know if this will help you at all it started in 2015 now gain.
(30:52):
Traction as fashion bloggers began using it on Instagram so just putting makeup on especially heavy makeup involved using and blending many products like concealer foundation and powder all over your face uh uh yeah okay so heavily putting on makeup yep heavy makeup how about then I don't like that how about gnarly gnarly.
(31:24):
It's really cool all right where is that from why.
No what x yes get out of here narly phrase comes from surfing culture in the late '70s and meant a wave that was challenging or frightening oh well yeah okay and with the slang it evolved into being something that was amazing right it is commonly used to poke fun of California Surfer Dudes in film and pop culture garly yep.
(31:54):
Garly bro garly dude about going postal going.
Postal is that just going crazy like exploding with just.
Going nuts maybe getting going a getting like really angry and yeah yeah okay what Jen.
(32:15):
Z no a no oh why Y no x x that.
Was no way the car going postal the colorful way of expressing anger comes from incidents in the 80s and 90s where American Postal work workers ran a muuk and brought out loaded guns and shot randomly at fellow employees so since that day whenever someone is about to get mad about something you can preemptively brace yourself for them to go postal?
(32:55):
What postal post work what yep so is that why they can't carry that's probably why?
Dang the more you know yep wow all right I'm looking for of this word the.
Slang definition not the literal definition Slay Slay and what gen is that from Z no a no why.
(33:29):
Mhm that's from why that's from Gen Y yeah.
I guess that's too okay so we know the literal meaning of the word is to kill oh right but in slaying terms what it doesn't mean.
I mean isn't it isn't it sort of similar still in the though where you just like you do something so well yes yeah yep you do something extremely well you you kill it per exactly for example they have as example here you slay your last Language exam.
(34:08):
Yeah okay uh shipping not the normal terminology the slang termin shipping yep so is this like an alpha thing no Z no why oh yeah.
What I don't ever know if I've heard this?
(34:31):
It doesn't surprise me you haven't what does it mean you.
I have no idea you'll understand when I tell you what the definition is yeah so what what does that mean what does shipping mean I know man the only thing I can think of for shipping is literally shipping a package oh okay so the reason I said that you probably haven't experienced this a because you're normal so oh cool you know you're not a crazy person.
(35:00):
Uh so what shipping means is this word is commonly used to discuss or hope this.
Is the weird part for a romantic relationship between fictional characters fanfiction or celebrities whether or not there's any romance between them so they'll like read a book and they'll be like oh why didn't these two get in a relationship?
(35:21):
That's what shipping is yeah why is that shipping I don't know he can you can also use in real world like where you.
Might try to hook someone up with someone you try to ship them together but they have no intention can you just say set them up I know but that's the slang sorry.
(35:44):
What okay why why don't you be more creative make a better word up for that because they didn't want to all right I got another one for you I know is going to make make you so happy Sigma?
Nope okay first off what n x no don't know Z no a y o oh come on you P come on come on don't just be like going to lose them all now it is Gen Alpha yeah any.
(36:21):
Idea how how is it used I don't know um let's say you're in a group of five people and one of them says I want to be your Sigma so they want to be your friend no your Sigma and a group of five people I just I just I just dra it could be a of three it could be you know three or more people.
(36:48):
Your boss would be the sigma the leader yep.
A term used by GEM gen Alpha is slang to refer someone who portrays themselves as dominant and a leader within a group or social setting.
This is dumb this is what this is the language you have to understand to be able to talk to your future kids no no okay I will teach them the little knowledge that I know of my own language but they're going to pick it up from school.
(37:25):
They ain't going to school that's another question I can ask her now.
Fair all right jeez that was terrible I failed that test uh no you still got another couple.
Questions here oh I still got more yeah swole.
(37:46):
Strong like just super ripped all right what generation.
Why you are correct yeah I'm both apart that's right you?
Playing getting swo no are you going to Humble brag on that what.
Humble brag humble brag yeah so is that trying to brag in The.
(38:13):
Not So showy way like what all right and what generation.
X no why yes okay so that that could not be and yeah so humble brag.
Is used to boast but pretend to be modest about it okay it's an oxymoronic compound of the words humble and brag and is commonly credited to Harris wedel arrived for the TV show Parks and Recreation who created the Twitter account humble brag back in 2010 TW how about this?
(38:56):
Loki not low key the Marvel low key.
Like something that's kind of like the down low.
Yeah secretive restrictive yeah what's the opposite High key.
Something that you very something the opposite of lowy which means.
(39:23):
What I just just said what what what if I say something if I say something's highkey it's just not a secret everybody knows or okay yeah?
Um what Jen good job wow all right and if I saw something on on you on not YouTube on uh Twitter let's say and I said big mood what does that mean.
(40:01):
Big mood M originated in 2015 Twitter and originated and is similarly used with the words goals same and TFW so it's Alpha nope how is that not you said originally in 2015 how does it not Alpha would have been too young to have used it wa Oh I thought 2015 they would have been.
(40:30):
Still really young like 3 four five oh so so is he yep but that's whatever I don't know yeah yeah I know what you're saying because you're like Alpha is coming up right but they don't they're not on those platforms yet to start doing that so it's still the reign of and Y at that time Z or Z yeah sorry.
(41:01):
Boom um anyways big mood yeah big big mood.
Just thinking of how you already described her for example if you saw someone at a like.
A video right of someone shooting at a gun range and they you know got a bullseye and then they celebrated that's the big mood you might put in their big mood.
(41:30):
That's really weird any idea that's like so does it have to just do with like something like being like.
Like happy that you achieved something sort of thing it it means that you it can either mean that you're in with something or something relatable you know ah that yeah so mood big mood yeah your agreement or something relatable so like you you would feel happy if you got that Bullseye right yeah on the on the Range okay so that's that's what they say mood or big mood that one's used a lot in social media even still to this day I know.
(42:11):
I've like yeah I guess I've seen I've seen videos when it's like when Gen Z is being a mood or I've seen YouTube videos like when this actor or this character from a TV show is a mood for 10 minutes and the first time I saw was what the heck do they mean then afterwards I was like I get it now.
(42:33):
It's that that relatableness I don't like it why.
Don't you big mood yeah sick of it how about this one.
Dunny dunny is that Alpha mm- z z Yep.
(43:00):
Dny this one might be a little unfair but a dunny uhhuh.
How did you use it or can you give an example without?
Giving it yeah um hey I'll be right back I got to go use the dunny oh that's it the.
Bathroom yeah that's all it is yep where's the here here's why I say it's maybe a little unfair it's typically only used in Australia oh was the the dunny yeah.
(43:33):
What the heck get out of here what?
How what what is the relation I don't know how about this one hit?
Different is that Z yeah was mean okay um well it it'sit different you know.
(43:56):
What does that mean some does it mean like kind of like gives you a different perspective or uh unique or intensified emotional response okay to something okay?
Gosh this is hard and then we all the familiar ones.
(44:18):
Come on you can't be that bad dude don't be surprised at this point.
Okay so we're going to do first one fam okay family but not necessarily blood family it's just like the closest tighten it people in your life right friends yes all.
Right what about lit it's really well wait.
(44:43):
Was fam Z or Y oh yes z z okay lit I'm going to say is y no it's Z yep oh wow okay lit?
Really something that's really cool or something like that yep so if you combine the two into lit fam.
(45:03):
One heck of a cool fam which would still be Z IID hope it is z but it's not necessarily a lit like.
A cool family it's like a cool event.
What how what why does it it can also mean a a group of friends that is cool but it is it can Al but it means like hey that's a cool event?
(45:32):
I know that's why I wanted to be hey did you know this one how about this one I hope you don't do this to your to your Bay ghosting.
Okay is that Z or is that yeah that's Z okay I thought that was Z pretty.
Much you just like leave her or leave.
The person on run don't respond just ignore them basically.
(45:55):
Yeah but it's usually in the context of dating.
Where you just you just all of a cut off all?
Communication I guess yeah yep I I I guess that's probably that's probably that's where it must have started but I know it got into even like just friend relationships too all right so the last one for you because we already know what cap means so we're not going to do cap No Cap yeah.
(46:21):
Cap No Lie yeah yeah we're not cap means Lie No Cap means no lie is that.
C means lie no yeah yeah yeah yeah I'm you're trying to figure out what yeah.
Okay actually no I'm sorry I got two gosh.
Dang it uh chugi excuse me what chugi.
(46:44):
Chugi yeah Alpha no x no what Z yeah Choi.
Yeah the heck I don't know how what means something that's uncool and outdated.
(47:05):
That's me then all right and uh cap H there's two more um big.
Mad big mad that's just you're really angry right yeah okay.
Okay yeah Z yep it it is used jokingly and originated as the opposite mad but it's used like wow it's a phrase means something that's triggered and you're extremely mad about it but you normally use in like a joking way.
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M okay and the last one okay bougie B Bouie yeah or bougie bougie bougie.
Okay Z okay just something that's very the whole like that I'm so fancy thing.
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Where it's just yeah yeah so Bou bougie?
Bouie Bouie is a shortened version of an old French word oh and it's used to describe someone or something that's high class it's typically used for someone rich and Chic yeah.
It's more of a mockery of someone trying to give off the imagery the image of being wealthy.
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Nice how do you even spell that one well there's two different spellings of it and depending on which spelling use depends on the meaning so there's b o u g i e that's one that's typically used for someone rich and Chic y b o u j e e oh I'm sorry b o u j is the someone rich and chic I got mixed up my page and b o u g i e is the mockery of someone trying to give off the image wanting to look wealthy H yeah yeah.
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We also have gen Z to think for other wonderful sling terms such as Karen that's Z yep as well as sus.
Suspicious yeah yep we have Gen Y to thank for field literally.
Basic literally basic uh adulting and woke great whoa.
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Y really we have X to than for things such as psych bogus crib.
Uh dude Rock tripping disc yepy headbanger and chill pill I like I like those do you know what any of those mean is a question.
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Yeah like was chill I figured this relax calm yeah I figured these were like in everyone's vernacular that's why I use them okay like yepy okay.
That I don't know oh you don't I should have asked you this one then nope it's um it's an acronym of young urban professional is used to define young ambitious and well educated State dwellers who had a professional career and affluent life lifestyle it's mainly in derogatory sense as the yepy has been commonly made fun of in pop culture this.
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You make a like a like I say I I released a diss track about it yeah it's making.
Fun or pointing yeah you disrespect them you insult them yeah tripping insult yeah tripping.
Maybe I should have asked you well I I know.
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I just don't know how to explain it tripping is like you're we're not talk losing your mind sort of thing physically falling no but it's like you're like so if someone says tripping that means you're acting like a fool being excited being too bothered about something yeah we're not using it in the psychedelic drug trip uh bacular.
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Rock rock means to be excellent oh okay I guess I dude it's a guy.
Yeah but you know what dude was originally used in the early 1900 hundreds in the west to talk about a a guy right but in the 80s it became things like you could use it like hey dude or dude that's amazing yeah with adoption into current culture it's become gender neutral so you can call woman a dude if you so desire I thought but you're supposed to call them dudets.
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That might be a new thing obviously we know going postal now yeah uh we know dip crib fat bogus but's bogus.
Just like why can't I word I should have used these I know it's it's like you're doing.
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Somebody wrong sort of thing that isn't you're H doing.
Something doing something somebody that they didn't deserve or doing them wrong that's more modern translation when Gen X was using it it was a word to describe something imaginary or false but yeah what you're is probably more and I would have accepted either one because yeah that is a psych.
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A psych M just psych like a Psy psychic no to psych someone out meant to mess with them over their head.
Oh what you just said yeah it comes from the uh trick.
It's first documented usage originated from a 1975 of American.
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Slang there is a dictionary of American Sling out there by the way wow need to get one and is described to unnerve someone cause someone to lose composure will skill Etc so yes and then there was a whole other page of like aund and some more oh my gosh yeah this one had 110 our page but I'm not going to go through all those because we know some of like a know some of these Bop you know that one.
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Yeah he knows good song bet binge watch okay.
Yeah B AFK AF clapback clout clout Chaser dope.
S what what was that one s e RS oh s is a suffix added to words to create a playful EXA exaggerated variation is often used for humorous effects or to emphasize a specific characteristic for example singers could be singers.
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Indicating individuals who are passionate or enthusiastic about singing metal.
Heads could be called metal headers we know extra face palm fam finesse Fina.
Uh finesse oh wait they had finesse on there twice well that's dumb fire fit Flex Flex culture Flex time Flex Zone Flexin Flex stration Flex on a flexitarian do you know what a is heck no it's a gen Z term for someone who primarily follows a vegetarian diet but occasionally consumes meat or animal products they a flexitarian.
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How about Fleek Fleek just on point yep exactly yeah goat greatest of all time yep ghosting we know hater highkey humble brag I see ymi influencers?
Lit lowkey meme Noob OMG on fleek fek uh OOTD.
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Yeah exactly outfit of the day period t t period.
T it's the word period oh with the letter T at the end emphatic way to emphasize a statement indicating that is definitive and final is often used to express strong agreement or to emphasize point okay.
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Rick Rolled that one we all know never going to give you up going to Rick Roll you at your wedding oh no no we're going to Rick Roll you with some C Swift.
Don't you dare don't you dare no I would not do that.
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Whatever I would not do that it'll make a laugh no instead I would get them to Rick Roll you at your honeymoon hotel suite.
Great no I I almost bought I'll save that for later okay.
Savage selfie oh you know this one is simp.
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Yeah okay what does it mean I know what it means what does it mean I I just know tell me what it means a simp is like a guy that'll do well it doesn't to be a guy it doesn't have to be a guy right but J that's when I've heard used most yeah usually it's a man it's a guy that will do anything for this girl even I guess even if she doesn't.
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Have interests or well yeah so it's a usually a man who is overly submissive or attentive to someone they are attracted to yes how about no no no no no I do I have no idea an it's SK SK SK SK an expression often used in text messaging or online conversation to indicate laughter or excitement?
I ain't ever seen that I've seen it just a few times online yeah I've I never seen that um we know what Squad is yes.
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This one I know I've used with you before spill.
The tea see okay you have probably have but I didn't.
I guess I haven't heard that in so long I totally forgot what that was oh cuz.
It was when you started seeing your your woman and I sent you a little sticker that said spill the tea spill tea yeah yeah.
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I pretty much really learned what that was with with her what does.
It mean it's like Spill the Beans you're letting out the gossip or or information latest info yeah yeah.
Yep exactly see you learn things and you know the other ones thr shade tldr triggered troll Vibe check viral WG PS woke Yeet YOLO zygo zyg context.
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Clues preppy sick peeps on fleek mingle lit G we did some of these jelly hoot hang loose down hits different tween because you remember wigs we did that one a while ago a long time ago I forgot about it now an explanation used to express extreme surprise or excitement implies that something is so astonishing that it causes one metaphorical wig to fly off their head oh my gosh that's too much and Yeet ye yep so there's all sorts of things in here that if you ever I I'll include the links in the episode you can go through be like H do I know any of these do I know what Riz is do I know what a phantom tax is do I know what ratio lore and sigma and all the fun things in between gosh I'm GNA need like a personal dictionary.
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Well now you can tell her what to get to you for your Christmas yeah.
Yeah yeah all right well I'll say this listening to AR try and Define things the today was definitely a big yikes so thank you for joining us and uh hopefully we'll see you again next time bye.
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A
To find out if language can make Aaron knows.
What that means crazy I don't know well we're in Aaron's crib it's very nice yeah do you?
Know what crib is that's my that's my house good job my and Aaron is definitely not a yepy.
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Aaron has taken a chill pill and he does not have fomo and he is red I don't think you do do you the fear of missing out I don't know and then maybe after episode we'll go outside and catch hands.
I'm seeing if you actually know some of these off the top of my head catch.
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Catch hands after this or it the phrase.
Is also catch these hands catch hands we going to fight good job man fight you know some of these I'm impressed yeah all right so let's see if Aaron knows some more here so oh boy Aaron's like oh all?
Right so as we all know language changes between the generations and generations usually are about 10 increments the Next Generation that's to come up is Generation beta we are currently in generation Alpha generation beta baby should be born around the year 2025.
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Which is only wow shockingly two years away if Aaron has his way he may have one the first gen beta babies?
That's great H yeah yeah I know that.
That is great isn't it no so to help Aaron understand his future children he needs to be able to understand the current generation.
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Oh jeez I'm going to give him some words and let's see I'm going to put the word on the screen for those of you at home um I'm going to do this in post so you can see what the word is and then see if you can Define it before Aaron can Define it all.
Right all right so so the first word that I want Aaron to tell me and first off Aaron I'm going to give you the word okay you tell me what generation's from there's X Y and Z and Alpha and a uhhuh but where did x i okay.
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X YZ Alpha but what what are the time frames for them.
You want all the time frames for all the different.
Different uh Generations okay all right let's pull up for Aaron so he I don't even know yeah I didn't even know there's this many already dude it's every 10 years.
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Oh and Gen X is a little longer Gen X uh technically is and so I'm doing the big ones I'm not doing like the small like little ones here.
Uh so Gen X technically is 65 to 80 x is 65 okay Millennials.
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81 to 96 so we're Y correct yep so what was that again that's why Millennials 81 96 Z is 97 to 2012 and alpha.
Is to present day till till present day till about 2025?
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Okay oh gosh okay all right X 80s Y is 90s Z is the 2000s and Alpha is now yep.
Pretty simple right okay all right so the first word.
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A A A V A a ve yep.
I I'm lost what generation what generation Z is that your final answer yeah it is z h good.
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Job wow what does it mean I don't know.
I don't know a m can you use it in a sentence.
Could I use it in a sentence yeah okay I could um or will that give it away too much no because this will I have to use another word?
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Okay to do this because that's the way this can work literally.
This only works with another word that I have to use buson is a slang term that originated in Avi and has gained popularity.
Busen uhhuh is another term for no is buson is another word in the list yes so bus is a slang term that originated in oh so it's a show or a book or something no what.
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That's a I love how flustered you're getting I don't.
Know I know what buson is okay we'll get there in a moment but take a guess what's a I the only thing I can think of is it if it comes.
Is it a person no so a is short for African-American vernacular English?
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Refers to a dialect of English roots in African American English encompasses unique vocabulary grammar and pronunciation patterns so a person did come up with it okay.
Soz okay okay okay so this isn't just a word this is a phrase Andi.
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Oop Andi oop yep what generation what generation is from oh gosh.
Oh I want I'm kind of stuck between X or Y with this one okay.
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Is X no is it why no it's a gen Alpha phrase It's gen Alpha it's a gen Alpha slang expression used to convey surprise or shock and then oop it originated from a viral video and is used when someone makes a mistake or says something unexpected and I oop yep because it makes me think of oop?
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You know what I'm talking about for like the midwestern is is that a Midwest or anything where they op yep so and I oop.
What the heck how about this one big yikes Big Y God?
I've heard this one so many times at youth group so I mean I have to say that's an alpha one yep it is I gave it away I said youth group youth group but it's it's funny because it's like um it's like you.
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Uh um gosh how do I put this because it was so bad it was so bad well it was a Babylon B thing okay where it had.
John MacArthur um talking in like the new like.
The younger generation slang or whatever and he says big yikes in as for of his things so it's just I guess it's like a reaction of like something being like.
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Why do I want to say like overwhelming or just like something's like whoa like calm down or getting?
Too worked up on on something is so it's used to emphasize a cringeworthy or awkward situation yes it signifies a significant level of discomfort or unease yes there.
We yep that's that's that's the good way to put it because is the way to put it yep like.
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You know you I'm not saying this ever happened but like you walk in and you see like Aaron sitting down with his lady on the couch and go big yikes big yikes I'm out of here I'm uncomfortable see.
You yep all right this word dip dip.
There could be a few things or a couple things off the top of my head okay but what generation dip so like tobacco dip it's a slang word not a tobacco dip I guess it's dip.
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I would say Z no it's l Alpha no '90s.
It's X it's X yep they well okay now let's have to see what does dip mean like you're you're leaving yeah yeah I'm about to dip I'm out of here that's from that's from Gen X Gen X whoa.
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All right cool all right I like that one all right you're not doing so hot on these no I'm not good with this of course I'm not all right keep it 100 keep.
It 100 I mean I would imagine it just means like giving it your all well who's it from what in uh 90s.
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Why yes H it is from the Y what now what do you said give it your all yeah like 100% like?
Uh so keep it 100 keep it real.
It means staying true to yourself your values respecting ours and acting with Integrity whoa okay no then I definitely did not get that all right how about this one feels.
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Feels so like you got me in the feels you got me in the tugging my heart strings a little bit here okay what generational thing um o I'm either on y or Z on that one pick one.
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Say why you're correct yeah so cuz was that.
Was something I feel like my generation would say a lot would say more often yeah it got me in the fields or whatever uh main?
Course main course mhm like a meal someone.
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Would you you might say that your Bay is a main course?
Do you know what don't know how I feel about that it'd?
Be main course to you not to anyone else see I okay so that's so I said you might say right.
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Your Bay is a main is a main course that's weird.
That's still you know what is right yes okay girl your girl before all others yes.
Where did that come from what John before all others or or the my course thing oh before anyone else is B but yeah what oh what gen was that one by the way that?
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Was Z no that was y yep that was y yep B is wise?
I totally would have thought that would have been but where did main course come from or was that is that an X thing no is that a z thing yes really and what it mean.
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You're G to laugh when you hear one oh jeez.
I main course is someone who is wife or husband material.
That's what I said you might say your Bay is the main course.
I like I like that okay I like that.
That's that's good see that's good see I kept it aesome yeah.
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I definitely had my concern right there I didn't say snack this is true that's true snack is another one from gen Z snack.
Is a one from gen Z uhhuh really you know?
What that means a less wholesome thing mean someone who's extremely attractive that you really to take uh bite out them it says yes yeah yeah okay yeah that's that's an our?
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Gen Z one you dirty genz peoples but yeah that's what I said main course M course a lot more wholesome I like that one although I'm sorry if you say that her she'd be like what get out of here yeah see that's like you know that sounds kind of bad because like I'm thinking of like a like a a meal at that point I don't yeah no I don't nope no nope it's wife/husband material yeah okay all right so that's why I said you may say that your Bay is a main course course.
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Yes I'm gonna keep it at that jeez.
How about drip drip oh that's that's got to be uh Alpha all?
Right and what's it mean your outfit yeah.
Stylish outfit good job you got it I got that one from my neew oh did you ah how about Fina Fina.
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Gosh it's like it I think if if I'm thinking of this correctly Fina it's like you're gonna do something.
No no no like that might have been like old school sling but in or is that maybe not it's finna yeah finna fa do okay that's more that's more about it but Fina Fina first off what generation.
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Is it x no no uh Z no y no freak?
Wait wait wait wait wait oh nope I'm sorry it was Z wow I misread that Z okay I misread that sorry all right this is my second guess all right Z yep but what does it mean.
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Do I have a fake Instagram account post more more personal or un content dang?
Okay that makes a lot of sense fake Instagram oh my gosh I like that dang I should all right how about fit fit.
Something I am not uh I hope you have a fit.
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Oh because otherwise this would be very awkward right now.
Oh no then I have no idea what this means generation.
Uh with that being is it Alpha no Z ah fit short for outfit your.
Clothing you're wearing yeah I do have that yep yeah.
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Otherwise this would be very awkward right now yes it would be yeah okay so we know fomo is fear of missing out right right but there's another meaning for fomo.
Oh no nope never mind what generation and what does it mean.
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Z okay uh find our missing owl I don't know fear of moving on fear of moving on the reluctance or fear of letting go of past relationships or situation whoa.
Mhm so fear of missing out and fear of moving on yep wow!
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Oh okay how about this one Stan Stan yep oh boy.
Gosh this is not good this is not good how do you communicate with your nieces and nephews so is this Alpha.
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I'm not saying that I talk to them in my language I know I mean if you don't understand anything yeah so what's a it's Alpha no Z yes okay.
A stand what's a stand mhm it's just a standup man no no uh is it like a the equivalence to like a Chad sort of thing or what.
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Uh no no what does Stan make me think of mischievous.
Up to no good I know all right that's all I got so you got it right it's Z yeah and it's to be extremely devoted and enthusiastic fan of something or someone.
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Oh so you're a stand for August red.
All right but you're not so much of a stand that you stalk them no okay.
Okay interesting yep how about this one this one's interesting I found this one I I burst out laughing uh oh if I go Aaron in that game you're a zygote what does that.
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Mean it could be good or bad hey what J uses.
That is that an X thing no no no Alpha yes.
Yep exactly zyo what the heck that somebody really good no terrible it's someone that's new inexperienced or naive so a noob yeah why.
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Why why cuz in the reproductive cycle zygote is a very inexperienced new human?
I don't like this golly all right if you tell me something Aon and I go I'm down what does that mean you're in like you're you're okay what ter what uh gen.
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Coin that there a y no Z yes what no uh-uh I started say I said that before Z was around.
Uh uh no I probably didn't say before Z was around don't.
Be cringe see cringe that's please tell me that Z don't.
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Be cringe or just cringe that whole phrase don't be don't be cringe yeah don't be cringe I mean I guess I'd still say it's Z no a it's Alpha that's Alpha uhhuh.
Okay Alpha starts when after yeah okay so what what does it mean.
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I guess that makes sense don't be like.
Don't be to me it's like don't be someone that makes something awkward yeah exactly okay it's a way of suggesting a person should avoid doing things that might make them appear socially inept or out of touch with current trends or Norms well that's me okay how about if I say hey Aaron I need.
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The lore on this on your Bay what.
Does mean the lore on my bay mhm this?
Is so stupid so okay so I guess I'm hoping I can actually get this okay it's just like the background like the stuff about her yeah exactly yeah for Gen Alpha it means the backstory of someone or something yeah okay okay now there's two definitions of this one I want?
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The cleaner of the two oh great okay okay.
Gat Gat g y a t I don't even know if I've ever heard this.
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Well I guess I haven't heard a lot of yes I know that's sound like how do you even communicate with your parents or my parents or they'd.
Be before genx but yeah yeah man they'd be Boomers yeah they're they're hurting as it is now.
Uh at least okay so what gen is gat.
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Z you are correct okay what does it mean what does it mean.
I'll give you an example you need to Gat and finish that report by the deadline.
Yeah that makes a lot more sense now does.
It get your butt moving or wait yeah close get your act together yes yeah.
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Yeah it has a another definition but we're not going to deal it I'll just read this real quick it's like a quick blank that guys off say when they spot a really attractive woman.
Ah okay get your yeah I'm sorry I say get your butt move I was thinking the.
A was going to be a an inappropriate word so I was like get your butt moving.
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All right get your act together though yeah how about this one um Aaron if I say something is fat what does that mean.
P h a t you say something is fat yeah and what generation gave us that.
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Can something can something come from X can this come from X it did yeah yes?
What does it mean something is fat ah for whatever I want to say like bigger hip sort of thing like?
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Cool pretty hot and tempting pretty hot and thick both of those okay would be fat it comes from hipop and it's a deli misspelling an inverted meaning of the fat F A okay how about this one this one's going to be I mean this one's going to tell you immediately home slice.
My home slice so my best friend sort of thing all right what Generation.
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Y no x x okay I had I knew it had to be from one of those but I was trying to think of like all right.
My homes yeah okay no yeah um that's yeah how about this one thirst trap thirst trap.
Yep people will sometimes post thirst traps online so I'd imagine it's something someone's thirsty for but what okay what does thirsty mean you really want or yeah like a very I would say.
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I don't know isn't that what thirsty is that you're like you're like really really want something it's usually not something or someone yeah yeah so thirst usually is a way to describe lusting after someone usually desperately okay so what's a thirst trap.
(25:20):
It's like a succubus yeah okay uh you describe photos or videos people post with the obvious or subtle of getting others to lust after them post comments that boost their ego.
Oh that's a thirst so like maybe some like I know like on Instagram you'll see that randomly where it's like what was it the one where it's like they hold up photo like a not a photo like a ring light in front of them and they're fully clothed and they put it behind head and all a sudden they're like less clothed and then so you you just see the silhouette of their body in that and then so like that's a thirst trap or they'll dance whatever there's a bunch that it goes on social media uh there one it's uh it's a farmer and his grandma and she's always like Ying him stop post posting thirst traps as he's like doing you know weird dances they're not really thirst traps but that's funny it's great it's it's entertaining and then when he does stuff she'll like throw things at him and whatever but what generation coined that one a thirst trrap m Z no Alpha no why yes.
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Really yeah wow okay so tell me this what generation did this I Felicia.
It's either y or Z so which one.
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Why you're correct all right cool all right you?
Know what what does B fisha me well I normally always heard it said to a girl mhm.
I guess as far as I mean it's saying obviously bye to somebody but what's it used to do what's that person.
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Like I could write you like you could write something on Facebook and blah blah blah and I could write by Felicia.
I could write to you yeah doesn't only have to be to our girl no it doesn't that's just it mean.
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It's a sling term used to dismiss someone to say that's it I'm done putting up with you I'm over this Goodbye.
Oh that's all it is Fela is I was.
Trying to think of like someone that trying to think of what the person how a person would be acting for you to say by Felicia too yeah okay.
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How about this phrase I love that for you?
How what is it even what Z yes?
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I wonder I love that for you like is that just like another way of saying that you're happy for somebody.
No it's a complete opposite it's oh really yeah it's a mostly sarcastic expression typically used by self-absorbed individuals to simultaneously address and dismiss miss a person saying or doing.
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What wow okay yeah that's bizarre I don't like that?
I don't yep I love that for I love that for you yeah.
Gosh how about this one be beat face beat your face yep.
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Beat your face yes by the way most of this came from Pangia.
The translation experts as they translate language between the generations I wish I was kidding on that but yeah beat your face.
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First off what Jen why would this could be like any of them.
Is it x no dang it it should be it's not?
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Alpha no Z yes gosh I don't like these people what does beat your face mean beat your face beat.
Your face beat your face how I don't know if this will help you at all it started in 2015 now gain.
(30:52):
Traction as fashion bloggers began using it on Instagram so just putting makeup on especially heavy makeup involved using and blending many products like concealer foundation and powder all over your face uh uh yeah okay so heavily putting on makeup yep heavy makeup how about then I don't like that how about gnarly gnarly.
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It's really cool all right where is that from why.
No what x yes get out of here narly phrase comes from surfing culture in the late '70s and meant a wave that was challenging or frightening oh well yeah okay and with the slang it evolved into being something that was amazing right it is commonly used to poke fun of California Surfer Dudes in film and pop culture garly yep.
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Garly bro garly dude about going postal going.
Postal is that just going crazy like exploding with just.
Going nuts maybe getting going a getting like really angry and yeah yeah okay what Jen.
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Z no a no oh why Y no x x that.
Was no way the car going postal the colorful way of expressing anger comes from incidents in the 80s and 90s where American Postal work workers ran a muuk and brought out loaded guns and shot randomly at fellow employees so since that day whenever someone is about to get mad about something you can preemptively brace yourself for them to go postal?
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What postal post work what yep so is that why they can't carry that's probably why?
Dang the more you know yep wow all right I'm looking for of this word the.
Slang definition not the literal definition Slay Slay and what gen is that from Z no a no why.
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Mhm that's from why that's from Gen Y yeah.
I guess that's too okay so we know the literal meaning of the word is to kill oh right but in slaying terms what it doesn't mean.
I mean isn't it isn't it sort of similar still in the though where you just like you do something so well yes yeah yep you do something extremely well you you kill it per exactly for example they have as example here you slay your last Language exam.
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Yeah okay uh shipping not the normal terminology the slang termin shipping yep so is this like an alpha thing no Z no why oh yeah.
What I don't ever know if I've heard this?
(34:31):
It doesn't surprise me you haven't what does it mean you.
I have no idea you'll understand when I tell you what the definition is yeah so what what does that mean what does shipping mean I know man the only thing I can think of for shipping is literally shipping a package oh okay so the reason I said that you probably haven't experienced this a because you're normal so oh cool you know you're not a crazy person.
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Uh so what shipping means is this word is commonly used to discuss or hope this.
Is the weird part for a romantic relationship between fictional characters fanfiction or celebrities whether or not there's any romance between them so they'll like read a book and they'll be like oh why didn't these two get in a relationship?
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That's what shipping is yeah why is that shipping I don't know he can you can also use in real world like where you.
Might try to hook someone up with someone you try to ship them together but they have no intention can you just say set them up I know but that's the slang sorry.
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What okay why why don't you be more creative make a better word up for that because they didn't want to all right I got another one for you I know is going to make make you so happy Sigma?
Nope okay first off what n x no don't know Z no a y o oh come on you P come on come on don't just be like going to lose them all now it is Gen Alpha yeah any.
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Idea how how is it used I don't know um let's say you're in a group of five people and one of them says I want to be your Sigma so they want to be your friend no your Sigma and a group of five people I just I just I just dra it could be a of three it could be you know three or more people.
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Your boss would be the sigma the leader yep.
A term used by GEM gen Alpha is slang to refer someone who portrays themselves as dominant and a leader within a group or social setting.
This is dumb this is what this is the language you have to understand to be able to talk to your future kids no no okay I will teach them the little knowledge that I know of my own language but they're going to pick it up from school.
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They ain't going to school that's another question I can ask her now.
Fair all right jeez that was terrible I failed that test uh no you still got another couple.
Questions here oh I still got more yeah swole.
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Strong like just super ripped all right what generation.
Why you are correct yeah I'm both apart that's right you?
Playing getting swo no are you going to Humble brag on that what.
Humble brag humble brag yeah so is that trying to brag in The.
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Not So showy way like what all right and what generation.
X no why yes okay so that that could not be and yeah so humble brag.
Is used to boast but pretend to be modest about it okay it's an oxymoronic compound of the words humble and brag and is commonly credited to Harris wedel arrived for the TV show Parks and Recreation who created the Twitter account humble brag back in 2010 TW how about this?
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Loki not low key the Marvel low key.
Like something that's kind of like the down low.
Yeah secretive restrictive yeah what's the opposite High key.
Something that you very something the opposite of lowy which means.
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What I just just said what what what if I say something if I say something's highkey it's just not a secret everybody knows or okay yeah?
Um what Jen good job wow all right and if I saw something on on you on not YouTube on uh Twitter let's say and I said big mood what does that mean.
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Big mood M originated in 2015 Twitter and originated and is similarly used with the words goals same and TFW so it's Alpha nope how is that not you said originally in 2015 how does it not Alpha would have been too young to have used it wa Oh I thought 2015 they would have been.
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Still really young like 3 four five oh so so is he yep but that's whatever I don't know yeah yeah I know what you're saying because you're like Alpha is coming up right but they don't they're not on those platforms yet to start doing that so it's still the reign of and Y at that time Z or Z yeah sorry.
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Boom um anyways big mood yeah big big mood.
Just thinking of how you already described her for example if you saw someone at a like.
A video right of someone shooting at a gun range and they you know got a bullseye and then they celebrated that's the big mood you might put in their big mood.
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That's really weird any idea that's like so does it have to just do with like something like being like.
Like happy that you achieved something sort of thing it it means that you it can either mean that you're in with something or something relatable you know ah that yeah so mood big mood yeah your agreement or something relatable so like you you would feel happy if you got that Bullseye right yeah on the on the Range okay so that's that's what they say mood or big mood that one's used a lot in social media even still to this day I know.
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I've like yeah I guess I've seen I've seen videos when it's like when Gen Z is being a mood or I've seen YouTube videos like when this actor or this character from a TV show is a mood for 10 minutes and the first time I saw was what the heck do they mean then afterwards I was like I get it now.
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It's that that relatableness I don't like it why.
Don't you big mood yeah sick of it how about this one.
Dunny dunny is that Alpha mm- z z Yep.
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Dny this one might be a little unfair but a dunny uhhuh.
How did you use it or can you give an example without?
Giving it yeah um hey I'll be right back I got to go use the dunny oh that's it the.
Bathroom yeah that's all it is yep where's the here here's why I say it's maybe a little unfair it's typically only used in Australia oh was the the dunny yeah.
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What the heck get out of here what?
How what what is the relation I don't know how about this one hit?
Different is that Z yeah was mean okay um well it it'sit different you know.
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What does that mean some does it mean like kind of like gives you a different perspective or uh unique or intensified emotional response okay to something okay?
Gosh this is hard and then we all the familiar ones.
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Come on you can't be that bad dude don't be surprised at this point.
Okay so we're going to do first one fam okay family but not necessarily blood family it's just like the closest tighten it people in your life right friends yes all.
Right what about lit it's really well wait.
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Was fam Z or Y oh yes z z okay lit I'm going to say is y no it's Z yep oh wow okay lit?
Really something that's really cool or something like that yep so if you combine the two into lit fam.
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One heck of a cool fam which would still be Z IID hope it is z but it's not necessarily a lit like.
A cool family it's like a cool event.
What how what why does it it can also mean a a group of friends that is cool but it is it can Al but it means like hey that's a cool event?
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I know that's why I wanted to be hey did you know this one how about this one I hope you don't do this to your to your Bay ghosting.
Okay is that Z or is that yeah that's Z okay I thought that was Z pretty.
Much you just like leave her or leave.
The person on run don't respond just ignore them basically.
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Yeah but it's usually in the context of dating.
Where you just you just all of a cut off all?
Communication I guess yeah yep I I I guess that's probably that's probably that's where it must have started but I know it got into even like just friend relationships too all right so the last one for you because we already know what cap means so we're not going to do cap No Cap yeah.
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Cap No Lie yeah yeah we're not cap means Lie No Cap means no lie is that.
C means lie no yeah yeah yeah yeah I'm you're trying to figure out what yeah.
Okay actually no I'm sorry I got two gosh.
Dang it uh chugi excuse me what chugi.
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Chugi yeah Alpha no x no what Z yeah Choi.
Yeah the heck I don't know how what means something that's uncool and outdated.
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That's me then all right and uh cap H there's two more um big.
Mad big mad that's just you're really angry right yeah okay.
Okay yeah Z yep it it is used jokingly and originated as the opposite mad but it's used like wow it's a phrase means something that's triggered and you're extremely mad about it but you normally use in like a joking way.
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M okay and the last one okay bougie B Bouie yeah or bougie bougie bougie.
Okay Z okay just something that's very the whole like that I'm so fancy thing.
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Where it's just yeah yeah so Bou bougie?
Bouie Bouie is a shortened version of an old French word oh and it's used to describe someone or something that's high class it's typically used for someone rich and Chic yeah.
It's more of a mockery of someone trying to give off the imagery the image of being wealthy.
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Nice how do you even spell that one well there's two different spellings of it and depending on which spelling use depends on the meaning so there's b o u g i e that's one that's typically used for someone rich and Chic y b o u j e e oh I'm sorry b o u j is the someone rich and chic I got mixed up my page and b o u g i e is the mockery of someone trying to give off the image wanting to look wealthy H yeah yeah.
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We also have gen Z to think for other wonderful sling terms such as Karen that's Z yep as well as sus.
Suspicious yeah yep we have Gen Y to thank for field literally.
Basic literally basic uh adulting and woke great whoa.
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Y really we have X to than for things such as psych bogus crib.
Uh dude Rock tripping disc yepy headbanger and chill pill I like I like those do you know what any of those mean is a question.
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Yeah like was chill I figured this relax calm yeah I figured these were like in everyone's vernacular that's why I use them okay like yepy okay.
That I don't know oh you don't I should have asked you this one then nope it's um it's an acronym of young urban professional is used to define young ambitious and well educated State dwellers who had a professional career and affluent life lifestyle it's mainly in derogatory sense as the yepy has been commonly made fun of in pop culture this.
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You make a like a like I say I I released a diss track about it yeah it's making.
Fun or pointing yeah you disrespect them you insult them yeah tripping insult yeah tripping.
Maybe I should have asked you well I I know.
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I just don't know how to explain it tripping is like you're we're not talk losing your mind sort of thing physically falling no but it's like you're like so if someone says tripping that means you're acting like a fool being excited being too bothered about something yeah we're not using it in the psychedelic drug trip uh bacular.
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Rock rock means to be excellent oh okay I guess I dude it's a guy.
Yeah but you know what dude was originally used in the early 1900 hundreds in the west to talk about a a guy right but in the 80s it became things like you could use it like hey dude or dude that's amazing yeah with adoption into current culture it's become gender neutral so you can call woman a dude if you so desire I thought but you're supposed to call them dudets.
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That might be a new thing obviously we know going postal now yeah uh we know dip crib fat bogus but's bogus.
Just like why can't I word I should have used these I know it's it's like you're doing.
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Somebody wrong sort of thing that isn't you're H doing.
Something doing something somebody that they didn't deserve or doing them wrong that's more modern translation when Gen X was using it it was a word to describe something imaginary or false but yeah what you're is probably more and I would have accepted either one because yeah that is a psych.
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A psych M just psych like a Psy psychic no to psych someone out meant to mess with them over their head.
Oh what you just said yeah it comes from the uh trick.
It's first documented usage originated from a 1975 of American.
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Slang there is a dictionary of American Sling out there by the way wow need to get one and is described to unnerve someone cause someone to lose composure will skill Etc so yes and then there was a whole other page of like aund and some more oh my gosh yeah this one had 110 our page but I'm not going to go through all those because we know some of like a know some of these Bop you know that one.
(53:27):
Yeah he knows good song bet binge watch okay.
Yeah B AFK AF clapback clout clout Chaser dope.
S what what was that one s e RS oh s is a suffix added to words to create a playful EXA exaggerated variation is often used for humorous effects or to emphasize a specific characteristic for example singers could be singers.
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Indicating individuals who are passionate or enthusiastic about singing metal.
Heads could be called metal headers we know extra face palm fam finesse Fina.
Uh finesse oh wait they had finesse on there twice well that's dumb fire fit Flex Flex culture Flex time Flex Zone Flexin Flex stration Flex on a flexitarian do you know what a is heck no it's a gen Z term for someone who primarily follows a vegetarian diet but occasionally consumes meat or animal products they a flexitarian.
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How about Fleek Fleek just on point yep exactly yeah goat greatest of all time yep ghosting we know hater highkey humble brag I see ymi influencers?
Lit lowkey meme Noob OMG on fleek fek uh OOTD.
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Yeah exactly outfit of the day period t t period.
T it's the word period oh with the letter T at the end emphatic way to emphasize a statement indicating that is definitive and final is often used to express strong agreement or to emphasize point okay.
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Rick Rolled that one we all know never going to give you up going to Rick Roll you at your wedding oh no no we're going to Rick Roll you with some C Swift.
Don't you dare don't you dare no I would not do that.
(55:52):
Whatever I would not do that it'll make a laugh no instead I would get them to Rick Roll you at your honeymoon hotel suite.
Great no I I almost bought I'll save that for later okay.
Savage selfie oh you know this one is simp.
(56:15):
Yeah okay what does it mean I know what it means what does it mean I I just know tell me what it means a simp is like a guy that'll do well it doesn't to be a guy it doesn't have to be a guy right but J that's when I've heard used most yeah usually it's a man it's a guy that will do anything for this girl even I guess even if she doesn't.
(56:39):
Have interests or well yeah so it's a usually a man who is overly submissive or attentive to someone they are attracted to yes how about no no no no no I do I have no idea an it's SK SK SK SK an expression often used in text messaging or online conversation to indicate laughter or excitement?
I ain't ever seen that I've seen it just a few times online yeah I've I never seen that um we know what Squad is yes.
(57:08):
This one I know I've used with you before spill.
The tea see okay you have probably have but I didn't.
I guess I haven't heard that in so long I totally forgot what that was oh cuz.
It was when you started seeing your your woman and I sent you a little sticker that said spill the tea spill tea yeah yeah.
(57:31):
I pretty much really learned what that was with with her what does.
It mean it's like Spill the Beans you're letting out the gossip or or information latest info yeah yeah.
Yep exactly see you learn things and you know the other ones thr shade tldr triggered troll Vibe check viral WG PS woke Yeet YOLO zygo zyg context.
(57:59):
Clues preppy sick peeps on fleek mingle lit G we did some of these jelly hoot hang loose down hits different tween because you remember wigs we did that one a while ago a long time ago I forgot about it now an explanation used to express extreme surprise or excitement implies that something is so astonishing that it causes one metaphorical wig to fly off their head oh my gosh that's too much and Yeet ye yep so there's all sorts of things in here that if you ever I I'll include the links in the episode you can go through be like H do I know any of these do I know what Riz is do I know what a phantom tax is do I know what ratio lore and sigma and all the fun things in between gosh I'm GNA need like a personal dictionary.
(58:52):
Well now you can tell her what to get to you for your Christmas yeah.
Yeah yeah all right well I'll say this listening to AR try and Define things the today was definitely a big yikes so thank you for joining us and uh hopefully we'll see you again next time bye.
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