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Gen Z & TikTok
The words defining how Gen Z and TikTok talk right now — from rizz and aura to skibidi, delulu, and the ick. Updated as fast as the trends move.
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eɪdʒ ˈkoʊ.dɪd
ate and left no crumbseɪt ænd left noʊ krʌmz
aura/ˈɔːrə/
aura pointsˈɔː.rə pɔɪnts
basedbeɪst
basicˈbeɪ.sɪk
beige liferbeɪʒ ˈlaɪf.ər
bestieˈbes.ti
betbet
bet upbet ʌp
big madbɪɡ mæd
bopbɒp
brainrotˈbreɪn.rɒt
bussin/bʌs.ɪn/
cap/kæp/
character developmentˈkær.ək.tər dɪˈvel.əp.mənt
choppedtʃɒpt
coldkoʊld
cook/kʊk/
cooked/kʊkt/
cookingˈkʊk.ɪŋ
corecorekɔːr.kɔːr
crashing outˈkræʃ.ɪŋ aʊt
crashout sznˈkræʃ.aʊt ˈsiː.zən
cuzkʌz
deadassˈded.æs
delulu/dəˈluːluː/
dripdrɪp
dry humordraɪ ˈhjuː.mər
eepyfanum tax/fəˈnʌm tæks/
finnaˈfɪn.ə
flexfleks
flexingˈflek.sɪŋ
for the girlsfər ðə ɡɜːlz
frfr/fɔːr rɪəl fɔːr rɪəl/
gas them upɡæs ðem ʌp
gassed/ˈɡæs.t/
glazed/ɡleɪz/
glazingˈɡleɪ.zɪŋ
glow upɡloʊ ʌp
goat/ɡoʊt/
goated/ˈɡoʊtɪd/
goated with the sauceˈɡoʊ.tɪd wɪð ðə sɔːs
grimace shakeˈɡrɪm.ɪs ʃeɪk
gyat/ɡjæt/
gyattɡjæt
healingˈhiːl.ɪŋ
hella/ˈhɛlə/
hits differenthɪts ˈdɪf.ər.ənt
ILY/aɪ lʌv juː/
in my feelingsɪn maɪ ˈfiː.lɪŋz
it's givingɪts ˈɡɪv.ɪŋ
iykykˌaɪ.waɪ.keɪ.waɪˈkeɪ
litlɪt
living for thisˈlɪv.ɪŋ fər ðɪs
lock inlɒk ɪn
locking inˈlɒk.ɪŋ ɪn
loopy/lˈupi/
low-effortloʊ ˈef.ərt
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