Exclamation marks, ellipses and ‘haha’ can’t fix our growing inability to communicate.

"Cooked" is not to be confused with the modern slang for "cooking" or "cook," which again has nothing to do with preparing food. "Cooking" in Gen Z slang means to devise a plan in pursuit of a ...

Scrolling through stories and feeling left out? That’s "fomo" Here’s the backstory on this modern social phenomenon.

Social media and Gen Z/Alpha slangs drove the rise of new words and phrases that spread faster than ever. AI, influencer culture, and digital trends reshaped familiar terms and introduced entirely new ...

3. "I really like 'mid.' I like to review things, and there are so many things that are 'aggressively mediocre,' but before 'mid,' I didn't have a word or phrase that really captured the feeling. Even ...

These selections offer a compelling snapshot of prevailing cultural and social trends, particularly among the young digital-native generation, over the past year. You may have overheard your children ...

An assortment of absurd, useful and funny words and phrases entered the vernacular this year. How well do you know them? By Miya Lee and Kendall Blomfield By the end of 2024, words like slop, brat, ...

The holiday season is about spending time with loved ones, which also means hearing all of the random words and phrases the young ones have picked up since you saw them last year. No thanks to the ...

In many languages, the most common slang words concern body parts, sex, money and intoxicating substances. Yet Mr Green does not think slang is trivial. In 2010 his dictionary came out in a ...

Well, I regret to inform you that asking that question to begin with means you’re certainly qualified for “unc” status. It’s short for “uncle”. And, per Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, it’s “often used ...