Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Etymology Nerd Adam Aleksic says that teens use slang as a way to build identity. (Photo illustration: Victoria Ellis/Yahoo News; ...

Teens typically use mogging as a compliment, a way to call out a peer for their superior haircut or sense of style. The term originated on manosphere, an online community that often misogynistic ideas ...

Gen Z slang evolves faster than most parents-and honestly, even most twenty-somethings-can keep up with. Just when you've learned what "rizz" means, there's a new phrase taking over TikTok, Discord ...

A term that has become increasingly mainstream within the past few years, including as captions on social media posts, TikTok posts, and all other types of online platforms, is “woke,” which has been ...

Parents across the country are hearing a new phrase pop up in everyday conversations with their kids: “crashing out.” The phrase has popped up everywhere in 2025, from school hallways to group chats.

Keep up with your kids’ lingo with this helpful guide to the latest Gen Z and Gen Alpha internet slang parents should know. Language is constantly evolving, but when you get to be of a—let’s say ...

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, there was a lot of talk about the “generation gap.” The gap was understood to be a matter of culture and values, but the reality is that much of it was just about language ...

Are you showing a little too much enthusiasm? Chances are, you might be “glazing,” and we're not talking about doughnuts or pottery. While the definition for “glaze,” according to Merriam-Webster, is ...

Meredith Grey’s on-again, off-again relationship with Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd on the early seasons of Grey’s Anatomy gave us more than great TV: It also sparked one of the most enduring slang ...