Parents Guide to Teen Slang

A lone-wolf male archetype — independent, self-reliant, supposedly above the alpha/beta hierarchy. O…

Excessively praising or kissing up to someone. In Gen Z usage it's the social register; in tech it a…

Non-Player Character. Insult aimed at someone perceived as having no original thoughts — just runnin…

Delusional, affectionately — believing in something unlikely (usually a crush or dream outcome) desp…

AAVE slang for a secret romantic or sexual partner that one meets discreetly, typically without publ…

The pseudoscience-adjacent pursuit of maximum physical attractiveness — mewing, facial exercises, be…

Stylized exclamation, originally a respelling of "goddamn," used to react to a curvy figure. Spread …

Pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth, allegedly to sharpen the jawline. Became a meme a…

Adjective meaning bizarre, cursed, or deeply wrong. Gen Alpha's version of "only in Florida" — used …

Taking a bite or portion of a friend's food without asking — a playful "tax" on their meal. Reach ac…

(internet slang, neologism) The act or practice of lying in bed without engaging in daily activities…

The confidence and presence of someone who acts like they're the protagonist of their own story. Adm…

Being so much more attractive than the people around you that the difference is visible in photos. O…

(Internet slang, neologism, often, humorous) A self-reliant and assertive male who occupies a positi…

Kill myself. Used hyperbolically — almost always non-literally — as a melodramatic reaction to mild …

An exclamation of surprise or admiration — typically at someone's body shape. Essentially a stylized…

The elevated form of rizzer — a legendary, almost mythic possessor of rizz whose charm operates at a…