🔥 Gen Z / Internet Slang (2020s)

1. Rizz - Charisma, especially in flirting
   ”He’s got mad rizz with the ladies”

2. Gyat/GYAT - Exclamation of surprise (short for “God damn!”)
   ”GYAT! Did you see her new outfit?”

3. Skrrt - Sound effect for leaving quickly
   ”I’m out, skrrt!”

4. NPC - Someone who lacks original thought (like video game characters)
   “Stop being such an NPC”

5. Fanum Tax - Joke about taking someone’s food (from streamer Fanum)
   “Imposing the Fanum tax on your fries”

6. Sigma - Lone wolf personality type (meme)
   “Eating lunch alone? Sigma energy”

7. Bussin’ - Extremely good (usually food)
   “This pizza is bussin’”

8. Mid - Mediocre
   ”That album was straight mid”

9. L + Ratio - Internet insult (“you lost”)
   Reply to a bad take: “L + ratio”

10. Glow-up - Dramatic positive transformation
    ”Her glow-up is insane”

11. Touch Grass - Insult telling someone to go outside
    ”Go touch grass, chronically online”

12. Main Character Energy - Acting like a movie protagonist
    ”Wearing sunglasses indoors? Main character vibes”

13. Pog/Poggers - Expression of excitement (Twitch)
    “Poggers! We won!”

14. Sheesh - Amazement
    ”Sheesh! Look at that car!”

15. Noob - Beginner (derogatory)
    “You don’t know TikTok? Noob.”

16. Based - Boldly independent
    ”You don’t care? Based.”

17. Sus - Suspicious (from Among Us)
    “Why you acting sus?”

18. Cap - Lie
    ”No cap, I saw Drake”

19. Stan - Obsessed fan
    ”I stan Olivia Rodrigo”

20. Simp - Overly affectionate (mockingly)
    “Bought her 10 drinks? Simp.”

21. 💀 - “I’m dead” (laughing)
    “That joke 💀”

22. Fr - For real
    ”Fr? You met Beyoncé?”

23. Ong - On God (swearing truth)
    “Ong, I didn’t do it”

24. Periodt - Strong emphasis
    ”We’re the best, periodt”

25. Slay - Do exceptionally well
    ”You slayed that presentation”

26. Bet - Agreement
    ”We meeting at 8?” “Bet.”

27. W - Win
    ”Promotion = big W”

28. L - Loss
    ”Forgot my wallet? L.”

29. FOMO - Fear of missing out
    ”Went just for FOMO”

30. Ick - Sudden turn-off
    ”He vaped = instant ick”

31. Drip - Stylish outfit
    ”Your drip is fire”

32. Fit - Outfit
    ”Check my fit”

33. Snatched - Looking perfect
    ”Makeup snatched today”

34. Yassify - Over-edit with filters
    ”She yassified that selfie”

35. Swole - Muscular
    ”Dude got swole”

36. Doomscrolling - Obsessively reading bad news
    ”Doomscrolled until 3AM”

37. Alt - Alternative social account
    ”That’s my alt Twitter”

38. FYP - “For You Page” (TikTok)
    “This blew up on my FYP”

39. POV - Point of view (meme format)
    “POV: You’re the last cookie”

40. OC - Original content
    ”All my memes are OC”

41. Cheugy - Outdated trend
    ”Side parts are cheugy”

42. Cringe - Embarrassing
    ”That TikTok was cringe”

43. Pick Me - Person seeking validation
    ”She’s such a pick me”

44. Green Flag - Positive trait
    ”He reads? Green flag.”

45. Red Flag - Warning sign
    ”No tipping? Red flag.”

46. GG - “Good game"
    "GG everyone”

47. OP - Overpowered
    ”That gun is OP”

48. Buff/Nerf - Improve/weaken (gaming)
    “Nerf that character”

49. Smurf - Skilled player pretending to be new
    ”Obvious smurf account”

50. Camping - Staying in one spot (gaming)
    “Stop camping!”

51. Situationship - Unofficial relationship
    ”We’re in a situationship”

52. IYKYK - “If you know, you know"
    "That club’s bathroom… IYKYK”

53. OTP - “One True Pairing"
    "Ross & Rachel = OTP”

54. Delulu - Delusional
    ”Thinking he’ll text back? Delulu.”

55. Ghost - Ignore someone
    ”She ghosted me”

56. Bread - Money
    ”Get this bread”

57. Clout - Fame/influence
    ”Doing it for clout”

58. Hits Different - Feels unique
    ”This song hits different”

59. Vibe Check - Assessing energy
    ”This party needs a vibe check”

60. Gatekeep - Hide something to keep it exclusive
    ”Don’t gatekeep that artist”

61. Glizzy - Hot dog (or gun in some contexts)
    “Eating glizzys at the game”

62. Bozo - Idiot
    ”Why you acting like a bozo?”

63. Womp Womp - Mock disappointment
    ”Got ghosted? Womp womp.”

64. Extra - Over-the-top dramatic
    ”Crying over coffee? Extra.”

65. Breaded - Got paid
    ”Just got breaded”

66. Bestie - Close friend (often ironic)
    “Bestie, you did NOT wear that”

67. Big Yikes - Extreme embarrassment
    ”Called the teacher ‘mom’? Big yikes.”

68. Bop - Catchy song
    ”This track is a bop”

69. Clapped - Ugly
    ”That haircut left him clapped”

70. Dank - Really good
    ”These memes are dank”

71. Do It for the Plot - Justify chaotic choices
    ”Vegas trip = doing it for the plot”

72. Feral - Wild behavior
    ”She went feral at the concert”

73. Flop - Failure
    ”That product flopped”

74. G.O.A.T. - Greatest of all time
    ”Messi = GOAT”

75. Grip - Hold (often money)
    “Get a grip on spending”

76. It’s Giving - Evokes
    ”This outfit is giving 90s”

77. Juice - Power/influence
    ”He’s got juice in the industry”

78. Kiki - Fun gathering
    ”Had a kiki last night”

79. Let Him Cook - Let someone work
    ”Don’t interrupt—let him cook”

80. Menty B - Mental breakdown (humorous)
    “Finals gave me a menty b”

81. Oomf - “One of my followers"
    "Oomf posted wild tea”

82. P - Short for “pretty"
    "That’s P sus”

83. Pop Off - Do well or go crazy
    ”Team popped off”

84. Press - Harass/bother
    ”Why you pressing me?”

85. Random - Weird/awkward
    ”That was random”

86. Rent Free - Living in someone’s mind
    ”You’re rent free in his head”

87. Salty - Bitter/angry
    ”Why so salty?”

88. Shook - Shocked
    ”Plot twist left me shook”

89. Sleep On - Underestimate
    ”Don’t sleep on her talent”

90. Sussy - Suspicious
    ”Kinda sussy behavior”

91. Take the L - Accept loss
    ”Just take the L”

92. Tea - Gossip
    ”Spill the tea”

93. Throw Shade - Subtle insult
    ”She threw shade all night”

94. Uncomfy - Uncomfortable
    ”This convo is uncomfy”

95. Vibe Shift - Change in atmosphere
    ”Vibe shifted when he arrived”

96. Yeet - Throw forcefully
    ”Yeet that trash”

97. Zesty - Overly flamboyant
    ”His dance moves? Zesty.”

98. Chronically Online - Too much internet
    ”That take is chronically online”

99. Eepy - Sleepy/cute
    ”Feeling eepy rn”

100. Graf - Great (shortened)
     “This food is graf”

101. Jawn - Thing/item (Philly slang)
     “Pass me that jawn”

102. Kermit - To “commit” (dark humor)
     “This homework makes me want to kermit”

103. Moot - Pointless argument
     ”This debate is moot”

104. Pog - Excited (Twitch)
     “Pog! We won”

105. QRT - Quote retweet
     ”Had to QRT that bad take”

106. Tweetdeck - Twitter management tool
     ”Tracking trends on Tweetdeck”

107. Unsend - Delete a message
     ”Wish I could unsend that”

108. Vlog - Video blog
     ”Posting my Tokyo vlog”

109. Woke - Socially aware (often sarcastic)
     “That doc woke me up”

110. X - Formerly Twitter
     ”Follow me on X”

111. Yas - Excited “yes"
     "Yas! Tickets secured!”

112. Z - Sleeping (💤)
     “This lecture = Zzz”

113. ASL - Age/sex/location (old chat term)
     “ASL? 19/M/LA”

114. BFFR - “Be fucking for real"
     "You like pineapple pizza? BFFR.”

115. CTFU - Cracking the fuck up
     ”That meme had me CTFU”

116. DIY - Do it yourself
     ”Check my DIY project”

117. ETA - Edited to add
     ”ETA: Found the link”

118. FBOY - Fuckboy
     ”He’s textbook FBOY”

119. HMU - Hit me up
     ”HMU if you’re free”

120. IDC - I don’t care
     ”IDC about celeb gossip”

121. JIC - Just in case
     ”Bring snacks JIC”

122. KMS - Kill myself (dark humor)
     “This traffic = KMS”

123. LMK - Let me know
     ”LMK if plans change”

124. NVM - Nevermind
     ”NVM, found it”

125. OFC - Of course
     ”OFC I’ll help”

126. QT - Cutie
     ”My cat is a QT”

127. RN - Right now
     ”Busy RN”

128. TMI - Too much info
     ”That was TMI”

129. UOK - You okay?
     ”You seem off, UOK?”

130. V - Very
     ”That’s V cool”

131. WYD - What you doing?
     ”WYD tonight?”

132. XOXO - Hugs/kisses
     ”Miss you! XOXO”

133. Y - Why
     ”Y would you do that?”

134. 143 - I love you (letter count)
     “Goodnight 143”

135. 420 - Marijuana reference
     ”It’s 4:20 somewhere”

136. 53X - Sex
     ”Too many 53X scenes”

137. 911 - Emergency
     ”Call me, 911”

138. 10-4 - Understood (radio code)
     “10-4, heading over”

139. AFK - Away from keyboard
     ”BRB, AFK”

140. B4 - Before
     ”See you B4 class”

141. CUL8R - See you later
     ”Gotta run, CUL8R”

142. EMO - Emotional
     ”That song makes me EMO”

143. F2F - Face to face
     ”Let’s meet F2F”

144. GR8 - Great
     ”GR8 news!”

145. ILY - I love you
     ”Goodnight ILY”

146. J/K - Just kidding
     ”J/K, don’t be mad”

147. KMSL - Killing myself laughing
     ”That joke KMSL”

148. LMAO - Laughing my ass off
     ”LMAO that’s hilarious”

149. NM - Not much
     ”NM, just scrolling”

150. OMG - Oh my god
     ”OMG no way!”

151. PPL - People
     ”These PPL are wild”

152. QQ - Crying (gaming term)
     “Don’t QQ when you lose”

153. ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing
     ”ROFL at that meme”

154. STFU - Shut the fuck up
     ”STFU that’s crazy”

155. TF - The fuck
     ”What TF is this?”

156. UWU - Cute face (anime)
     “That puppy is UWU”

157. VIBE - Atmosphere
     ”This cafe has good VIBE”

158. WTF - What the fuck
     ”WTF just happened?”

159. YOLO - You only live once
     ”Buying the shoes - YOLO!”

160. 🫡 - Saluting (respect/sarcasm)
     “You survived Monday? 🫡”

161. 👁👄👁 - Speechless
     ”When she said that… 👁👄👁”

162. 💅 - Unbothered/gay culture
     ”Left him on read 💅”

163. ✨ - Sparkles (emphasis)
     “Quit my job ✨”

164. 🤡 - Clown (embarrassed)
     “Thought he liked me 🤡”

165. 🙃 - Sarcasm
     ”Love being ghosted 🙃”

166. 🍑 - Butt
     ”She got 🍑”

167. 😮‍💨 - Exhausted
     ”Work today 😮‍💨”

168. 🥴 - Drunk/high
     ”Me after 3 drinks 🥴”

169. 😵‍💫 - Dizzy/confused
     ”This math 😵‍💫”

170. 🫠 - Melting (embarrassed)
     “Texted the wrong person 🫠”

171. 🧢 - Cap (lie)
     “That’s 🧢”

172. Soft Launch - Hint at a relationship
     ”They soft-launched on Insta”

173. Hard Launch - Official reveal
     ”Hard-launched with matching pics”

174. Beige Flag - Mildly odd trait
     ”Alphabetizes spices? Beige flag.”

175. Zodiac - Astrology reference
     ”Typical Scorpio move”

176. Blue Bubble - iPhone user
     ”She won’t date blue bubbles”

177. Green Bubble - Android user
     ”Group chats hate green bubbles”

178. Streaks - Consecutive messages (Snapchat)
     “100-day streak!”

179. Reels - Short videos (Instagram)
     “This Reel went viral”

180. TikTok Brain - Short attention span
     ”Can’t watch long vids - TikTok brain”

181. Duet - Side-by-side reaction video
     ”Made a duet with that trend”

182. Clapback - Clever comeback
     ”Her tweet was the perfect clapback”

183. Subtweet - Indirect tweet
     ”Who’s this subtweet about?”

184. Bookmark - Save privately
     ”Bookmarked that recipe”

185. Spam - Excessive messages
     ”Why spam my DMs?”

186. Viral - Rapidly spreading content
     ”My tweet went viral”

187. Cancel - Publicly reject someone
     ”They tried to cancel him”

188. Thread - Connected tweets
     ”Read my thread on climate”

189. Copypasta - Repeated text block
     ”That’s just copypasta”

190. Shitpost - Low-effort humor
     ”Shitposting at 3 AM”

191. Troll - Online provocateur
     ”Don’t feed the trolls”

192. Lurk - Browse without engaging
     ”I just lurk on Reddit”

193. Ping - Message/notify
     ”I’ll ping you later”

194. Main Character - Protagonist energy
     ”Wore red to a wedding? Main character.”

195. Glow Up - Transformation
     ”Her 2024 glow up”

196. No Cap - No lie
     ”No cap, best burger ever”

197. Bussin’ - Amazing
     ”This pasta bussin’”

198. Cheugy - Outdated
     ”Side parts = cheugy”

199. NPC - Unoriginal person
     ”Dressing basic? NPC.”

200. Sigma - Lone wolf
     ”Eats alone? Sigma grindset.”