In a 2017 interview clip, Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson was asked to do a Jamaican accent and produced a word that sounded like ...

Every so often, a generation comes up with a word that is so specific and unique that it merits a spot in the lexicon.

More than six decades later, these 1960s slang terms remain part of our vocabulary and carry nearly the same meaning they did ...

Slang words from the ’90s that would embarrass you if you used them today Stuart Scott yelled it on ESPN. Budweiser stretched ...

Gyatt or gyat is a term that has been around for centuries, eventually showing up in online spaces in the early aughts. More recently, the term has been spread via popular internet culture and ...

Nobody online wants to be polyester right now. That is not a compliment. According to the Gen-Z lexicon, something "polyester" is a way of saying it feels cheap, mass-produced, low-effort, or ...

I’m a native New Yorker who recently got to witness the iconic blue and orange of the Knicks flooding the city’s streets. It was hard to miss! But while many saw it as an expression of fan enthusiasm, ...

Language can evolve in surprising ways. Sometimes, words can merge with other words to create beautiful new hybrid words of their own. That’s the case with “lowkenuinely,” a new slang term that melds ...

The expression “6-7” spread like wildfire last year, making its way outside the realm of usual adolescent slang and into the collective discourse, popping up at public sports events, in Halloween ...

"What's slanging?" I ask my kids, hoping for a tutorial on the latest lingo. "Our teacher threatened yellow slips if anyone reacts again to six-seven," they tell me. That sounds fair to me. My kids ...

The slang phrase "6-7" does not typically have a serious meaning and is often used for fun or as a joke. Some users on TikTok have associated the phrase with the 2024 rap song “Doot Doot (6 7)” by ...

The viral '67' meme, born from a Philly rap song, has become Gen Alpha slang for shared identity and humour The phrase '67' has become one of 2025's most unlikely viral sensations. What began as a ...