Does your kid, younger co-worker, or younger family member say things that you don’t understand? You are not the only one. The teens of today have developed their own language of sorts, which is different from what adults may be used to.

Back in the ’80s and ’90s when most of the parents of the Gen Z generation were teens, their slang words included words like “rad”, “gnarly” or “bodacious.” Just as those teens had their own slang words, the teens of today have some as well. Some of their most common slang words are “slay”, or “cap” and “no cap”. These are just a couple words from their new vocabulary.

As a teen myself, I hear my friends and classmates use these new words in most conversations we have. The language seems to always be improving however, because there is always something new for me to learn from my friends. For example, this week I learned in texting that “mb” means “my bad”, from a friend. When I see adults in my life struggle to figure out slang sometimes, I can understand where it is coming from.

So, for some general help, I am going to use my best knowledge of the language today and quickly state some of the words most commonly used.

“Slay” means something is good, or someone did something good, by saying “they are slaying or slayed”

“Cap” and “No Cap” means either something is a lie – “cap”, or something is not a lie – “no cap”.

“Bussin” something (mostly referring to food) is very, very good, or tastes delicious.

“Rizz” or “Rizzler” means someone is very good at flirting, and has a lot of charm, so that person can be called a “Rizzler”.

“For real” means something is very agreeable, and is very relatable. This thing is something that they think is very real.

Now I will state some common acronyms as well, so texting becomes a little bit easier to understand.

“Wyd” is short for “What are you doing?”

“Yk” is short for “You know?”

“Hru” is short for “How are you?”

“Bc” is simply “Because”

“Fr” is short for “For real”

“Sm” is short for “So much”

“Ttyl” is short for “Talk to you later”

As I said earlier, this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Gen-Z slang. If you ever read a word or hear a young person say something, just Google it! This seems too simple, but in actuality, Google can provide any answer for your needs.

Gen-Z slang is always changing, so just be open to the language, and the teen world will become a lot easier to grasp, and you will be “slaying” in no time!

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