Just another millennial trying the latest tea on Gen Z lingo.

While the Gen Z are banning Eminem (but still making TikTok videos with his songs), calling the side part a deed of the past and ruling out skinny fit jeans, there are some terms of that generation that seems to have been popular. But in these changing times, staying at the top of the cool vocabulary can make you a coo- ahem … chilled person? How else would you fit your thoughts in a 128-word tweet? In these times when meme-culture is strong, social media validation – as much as you hate it – is real.

So whether you’re a boomer, a millennial or a Gen Z not caught up yet, here is a list of Gen Z terms.

Bruh: A gender neutral term for a friend, mainly to express excitement or disgust.

Chill: What is known as “cool” is chill for Gen Z’s. Can be used like “She is not uptight. She really chill”.

Extra: When someone loves taking extravagance to a whole new level of flamboyance, they are generally being extra. For instance: “Did you see the birthday pop up cake? She is so extra”.

Slide into their DM’s: When someone sends a direct message on Instagram or other social media, especially with romantic interest in mind it is referred to as sliding into  their DMs.

Big Yikes: Equivalent to the general term “yikes”, with added pazazz to it for more emphasis.

UwU: Less that a word, uWu is typed out to appear cute or express warm affection and feelings.

Lewk: A variation of “look”. Lewk is used to refer to a signature appearance, outfit that are carefully constructed.

Salty: Being salty means to be to be agitated, pissed off at something or someone. For instance: “She is salty because she got bodied in Valorant”

OK Boomer: Has negative connotations. Used when an older generation offers advice or says something that is not relatable with the younger Gen Zs.

Simp: A simp is someone who tries too hard or does things for someone they like. It usually has negative connotations. Twitch has banned the use of the word on their platform.

TBH: To be Honest

TFW: That feeling when (TFW) is used frequently when making memes, or captioning photos.

Fam: Refers to people or friends who are close enough to be called family. Fam is an endearment term for non-family people.

Cap/No cap: Cap means to lie or exaggerate. No cap means when someone is telling the truth. For instance: “I saw my cat chase a dog, no cap” or “Cats cannot chase dogs. That’s cap!”