How Well Do I Know Gen Z Slang?
Online slang moves at a mile a minute, and it’s easy to fall behind, whether or not you’re Gen Z. Are you keeping up?
Take this quiz to find out! 15 quick questions will let you know if you’re GOATed, or just glazed. Click “Start Quiz” to begin!
Questions Overview
- Delusional
- Delicious
- Delaware
- Delayed
- To watch an exciting TV show.
- To take control of your own life and make it more interesting.
- To write a book that has an interesting narrative.
- To stick to the plan or scheme in order to achieve success.
- You live in someone's home without paying them rent.
- You live in a van or camper, with few possessions.
- You’re out of touch with reality.
- You can't stop thinking about something.
- Exceptional.
- In the middle, or average.
- Terrible.
- Short for "midnight."
- Australian
- Polish
- Swedish
- British
- Greatest of All Time
- Good Ol' American Truck
- Goats on a Trip
- Girls of All Types
- Short for "left," as in "go left."
- Short for "loss," as in a defeat.
- Indicates a right angle.
- Short for "liar," used to call someone out.
- Bursting, overflowing.
- Riding a bus.
- Excellent or great.
- To bust someone, like to catch them in the act.
- Mainstream or unoriginal.
- Not complex, simple.
- Easy to do or accomplish.
- Incredible, great, fabulous.
- Captain, leader.
- To caption an image, like when making a meme.
- Short for capital, meaning important or powerful.
- To lie, or a lie.
- You should get into gardening.
- You should take better care of your lawn.
- You should get off the internet and connect with the real world.
- You should use the computer more often.
- Opposite.
- An exclamation, like "oops!"
- Only Pretties Permitted.
- Opposition or opponent.
- It's painful, or it hurts.
- It's good or enjoyable.
- It's bad or unpleasant.
- It's aggressive or scary.
- Stalker + fan.
- Stanley.
- Standard.
- Salty + bland.
- A historic regime? Is this a trick question?
- Something that's too big or popular to fail.
- Something that's doomed from the start.
- Something that you can't stop obsessing over.
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A Quick Guide to Gen Z Slang
If you found yourself scratching your head while taking this quiz, fear not! We’re here with a handy Gen Z slang dictionary with plenty of common terms to help you brush up, no matter your age or level of brainrot.
Ate: A word of praise or admiration, similar to “You nailed it.”
- Example: “I love her dress. She ate!”
Based: Used to express agreement or approval, particularly when discussing political opinions.
- Example: “Bro is totally based, just ask him about his thoughts on minimum wage.”
Basic: Mainstream, played-out, predictable, unoriginal.
- Example: “I just think that kind of music is a little too basic.”
Brainrot: A state of being where someone is too online and out of touch with the real world.
- Example: “She got brainrot from scrolling TikTok for 24 hours straight.
Bussin’: Excellent or particularly good, especially with regards to food.
- Example: “This taco is totally bussin’!”
Cap: To lie about something.
- Example: “I definitely didn’t sneak out of the house last night. No cap.”
Cooked: In danger or peril, or doomed.
- Example: “I didn’t study for this test, so I’m totally cooked.”
Delulu: Short for delusional, as in “out of touch.”
- Example: “Only delulu people think they’re the center of the universe.”
Girlboss: A woman who gets ahead at the detriment of other people or women.
- Example: “She’s a girlboss who was only promoted because she popped the assistant manager’s tires on interview day.”
Glaze: Overhyped, overrated.
- Example: “I think that Michelin-star restaurant is totally glazed.”
GOAT: Stands for Greatest of all Time. Used as praise.
- Example: “Lebron is the basketball GOAT.”
Ick: Something that turns you off, especially when dating.
- Example: “Biting your fingernails gives me the ick.”
Iykyk: Stands for “If you know, you know.” Used to signal an in-joke or exclusive reference.
- Example: “I won’t say where I got this incredible taco. Iykyk.”
Main character: Someone who’s fully in control of their own life, like the protagonist of a story.
- Example: “Every time I enter the room I pretend I’m the main character.”
Mid: Middling, average, underwhelming.
- Example: “Nah, that taco is super mid. I’ve had better.”
Opp: Opposition or opponent. Used to refer to one’s enemies.
- Example: “Don’t be my taco’s opp, dude. It’s a good taco.”
Rizz: Short for “charisma.” A certain quality or charm that helps with romantic success.
- Example: “I’ve got enough rizz to go home with anyone I like.”
Roman Empire: A seemingly insignificant or trivial topic or subject that you can’t stop thinking about or obsessing over.
- Example: “Do you remember Tamagotchis? I stayed up for hours last night researching them. They’re my Roman Empire.”
Slaps: Good or outstanding, especially when referring to music.
- Example: “This. Taco. Slaps.”
Stan: Portmanteau of “stalker” and “fan.” Used to discuss obsessive fans of something or someone.
- Example: “You could say I’m a stan of that taco truck. I stan their tacos.”
Sus: Short for “suspicious.”
- Example: “I don’t know, dude. I heard they use ostrich meat in their ground beef. It’s pretty sus.”
Touch grass: A phrase used to say that somebody needs to step away from the computer and reconnect with reality.
- Example: “You’ve just been reading too many conspiracy theories online. Go touch grass.”
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