![]() ![]() Okay okay, hear me out: I know this isn’t new. Maybe someone’s been causing a lot of drama recently - they’re in their villain era. Super into ramen lately? Looks like you’re in your ramen era. Think of this as a substitute for “phase”. In fact, if something is just great, you can also use “it’s giving” as a standalone compliment. Your friends have choreographed a particularly cheesy dance? Maybe it’s giving High School Musical. Is a dress you’re trying on a little too long and formal? Maybe it’s giving prom. You can throw this one into conversation to describe the vibe something is giving you. How long they’ll stick around beyond that is, as always, anybody’s guess. Regardless of their origin, for now it seems as though these words and phrases will pull through into 2023. Some of them are new on the block, while others are getting a second wind. Similarly to last year, we mostly have TikTok to thank for the advent of these English slang terms. In their place, a whole new array of words, phrases and acronyms being hastily thrown into dialogue. Perhaps we should rethink how we dispense slang, because as the survey found, our use of wordplay is savage – a popular slang term for not caring about the consequences – and suggests we may be so thirsty (a slang term for needing attention), we don't care if we misuse a term.Īnd TBH (to be honest), that can make us sound extra (over the top) rather than on point.As we well know by now, slang moves fast. That's good business sense, as 56% said they wouldn’t hire someone who used slang in an job interview. More than half (54%) said slang is inappropriate at work, especially in front of the boss (58%). However, even more (64%) said it was OK to use slang even on an intimate date. Nearly two-thirds (63%) said it would be a dealbreaker if slang were used regularly on a first date. Most said using slang on a date must be done sparingly. We found that the percentage of people who currently use slang increases with each generation, from 65% among baby boomers to 77% for Gen X, 83% for millennials, and 92% for Gen Z. Most annoying slang phrase by generation? "Mansplain” for boomers "bae" for Gen X "Bye, Felicia" for millennials and Gen Z. "Woke” was most common among boomers, with “ghosted” most popular for Gen X (those born 1965-1980) “salty” was tops among millennials (born 1981-1996) and “low-key” for Gen Z (born after 1996). The most common slang term used is different across generations. ![]() For instance, among the 455 words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in October were "amirite" and "FTW." Two COVID-related additions: "super-spreader" and "vaccine passport." Slang often leads to new words being added to the dictionary. The coronavirus pandemic led to "an uptick of slang words," Saccardi said, with the most popular ones being "rona," an abbreviation for the coronavirus "jab," for vaccine shots "quarantine and chill," a romantic time during the shutdown "quaranteam," your limited circle of friends seen during the shutdown and "covidiot," someone who ignores COVID-19 health and safety guidelines. Next most annoying phrase, according to survey respondents: “Bye, Felicia,” a dismissal spoken by Ice Cube’s character in the 1995 comedy "Friday," followed by "on fleek," meaning very good and "woke," also a popular term as mentioned above. (How does this term of endearment get no love?) The slang phrases most disliked – 29% agreed on this – were “OK, boomer,” a response to someone out of touch, and "bae," a term for a significant other. '1 in a 100 million' catch: Rare 'cotton candy' color lobster caught off the coast of MaineĮlf on the Shelf: Georgia judge 'banishes' holiday toy, freeing parents from 'tyranny' That's followed in popularity by "salty," a term for being exceptionally bitter or angry "on point," a phrase meaning exactly right "woke," alert to social justice and "goat," an acronym for greatest of all time. So what are the most popular slang words tossed around? The word most would use in a sentence – according to half of those surveyed – was "ghosted," which means to quit communicating with someone without an explanation. Only 10% said they rarely use slang.īut why would we use a slang word if don't know it's meaning? "I think there is another segment of the population that doesn’t want to seem hip or uncool for not understanding the latest batch of popular slang words, so they simply so just go along with using the term instead of asking someone to define it or Google its meaning," Daniele Saccardi, campaigns manager at Preply, told USA TODAY. Many of us incorporate slang into every conversation about 22% of those surveyed said they do. for online language learning platform Preply. These findings come from a recent survey of nearly 2,000 adults across the U.S. Eight out of 10 Americans say they use slang, but half admit to not even knowing the meaning of the slang terms they use.
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