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2022 slang
2022 was peak Wordle, the year Heardle came and went, the year cheugy almost-but-not-quite hit. It was also the moment when many AAVE-rooted Gen Z words (bussin', no cap, periodt) hit total saturation, with the brand backlash already starting.
By the end of 2022, mid was rising and rizz was just starting to spread out from Kai Cenat's Twitch chat to TikTok. Algospeak (unalive, seggs) became standard among under-25 creators.
The 2022 lexicon · 7 terms
Bottom line
2022 was the last year bussin' / no cap / periodt felt fresh. By 2024 they'd be retro markers. Cheugy never quite stuck.
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