Hi, my people,
So while I’m still figuring out what words we (yes, even us millennials) tend to use wrongly, the Gen Z crowd has gone and taken language to a whole new level. My Gen Z sisters-in-law, for example, calls me bro. At first, I was like, wait a minute, do I need to get my upper lip done more often? 😉 But then, I quickly realized this is just how the next generation talks. Everyone is a bro.
It doesn’t matter if you’re family, a friend, or even someone they just met, it’s bro this, bro that. And honestly, it’s not just “bro.” Gen Z has created an entire dictionary of words and phrases that sound like English but can leave you blinking in confusion if you don’t keep up.
So, being the word nerd that I am, I decided to decode some of these expressions for all of us who’ve ever thought, “Wait, what does that even mean?”
Gen Z Dictionary 📖✨
Bet – Agreement or confirmation. “See you at 7?” “Bet.”
Cap / No Cap – Cap = lie; No Cap = truth. “That’s cap.” / “I’m serious, no cap.”
Yeet – To throw something with force (or just excitement). “He yeeted his bag on the couch.”
Simp – Someone who does too much for the person they like. “He’s such a simp for her.”
Lit – Fun, exciting, amazing. “The party was lit.”
Sheesh – Expression of disbelief or admiration. “Sheesh, that outfit is fire!”
Snack – Someone who looks really attractive. “He’s looking like a snack.”
Drip – Cool fashion or style. “Check out his drip.”
Stan – To be a big fan of someone. “I stan this artist.”
Rizz – Short for charisma, usually about flirting. “He’s got mad rizz.”
Boujee – Fancy, luxurious, or high-class. “That restaurant is boujee.”
Salty – Bitter or annoyed about something small. “She’s salty because she lost.”
Cheugy – Outdated, trying too hard. “That’s so cheugy.”
Sus – Suspicious, shady. “That excuse sounds sus.”
Receipts – Proof, usually screenshots. “Show me the receipts.”
Bop – A really good song. “This track is a bop.”
Slaps / Main Slaps – Something amazing, usually music or food. “This pizza slaps.”
Based – Being unapologetically yourself, not caring what others think. “That’s a based opinion.”
Ate – To do something perfectly. “She ate that performance.”
Ate and Left No Crumbs – Did something so well there’s nothing left to critique. “Her speech left no crumbs.”
Honestly, half these words make me laugh, half make me feel like I need a translator living in my house (thank you, sis-in-laws 😅). But hey, language keeps evolving, and maybe that’s the fun part.
So next time someone says “That song is a bop, no cap, her outfit slaps, she ate and left no crumbs”you’ll actually know they’re not talking about food. 😉
Stay lit, my people. :p
Love & Ice creams
Sneha Singhvi
Oh my God!! I literally (referring to your last blog🤪)have no idea of any of these words!!!!!!!!
Haha!! my brain did a somersault too, when i was looking for these words 😛
I am going to bookmark this page. 😄
haha, the things we will have to do, to understand what the kids are saying ;P
You should Write a Book on this. millennials like ME will be extinct from this world if we don’t do anything about this GEN Z evaluation.
I really hope it doesn’t come to that, but i would like to treat these words like it is with songs, so no matter how much the new song gets viral, while playing Antakshari, its always the classic old songs which rescues us ;p