The summer of 2024, reimagined through Charli XCX's "brat" aesthetic — lime green, messy nights, cigarettes, self-aware chaos. Charli tweeted "kamala IS brat" in July 2024, briefly merging the aesthetic with the Kamala Harris presidential campaign.
"Cancelled my gym membership. It's brat summer."
“i miss brat summer, everything sucks now.”
brat summer means The summer of 2024, reimagined through Charli XCX's "brat" aesthetic — lime green, messy nights, cigarettes, self-aware chaos. It's mostly used on TikTok and short-form video. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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The slang born in the last two years that's still fighting for legitimacy — clanker, demure, canon event, AI slop, aura farming. Half of these will stick; half will fade by next summer.
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The British singer Charli XCX's sixth studio album, Brat, sparked a cultural phenomenon dubbed Brat Summer following its release on June 7, 2024.
“Brat summer looking different this year shisters!”
“The British singer Charli XCX's sixth studio album, Brat, sparked a cultural phenomenon dubbed Brat Summer following its release on June 7, 2024.”
“The album sparked a cultural phenomenon dubbed Brat Summer, which served as an inspiration for Aidan Zamiri's film The Moment (2026) that she co-produced and starred in.”
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