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Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [1] [2] Ease of communication with the internet results in slang proliferated to greater and swifter extent. [2] [3] [4] Many Gen Z slang terms were not coined by Gen Z members, and were already in usage and simply made more mainstream outside the African-American community.
Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham. Originally, Urban Dictionary was intended as a dictionary of slang or cultural words and phrases, not typically found in standard English dictionaries, but it is now used to define any word, event, or phrase (including sexually explicit content).
Simp ( / sɪmp / ⓘ) is an internet slang term describing someone who shows excessive sympathy and attention toward another person, typically someone who does not reciprocate the same feelings, in pursuit of affection or a sexual relationship. [1] [2] This behavior, known as simping, [3] is carried out toward a variety of targets, including ...
Metrosexual (a portmanteau of metropolitan and sexual) is a term describing a man living in an urban culture who is especially meticulous and scrupulous about his personal style, grooming and appearance. [1] [2] It is often used to refer to heterosexual men who are perceived to be effeminate rather than strictly adhering to stereotypical ...
Ratchet (slang) Ratchet is a slang term in American hip hop culture that, in its original sense, [1] was a derogatory term used to refer to an uncouth woman, and may be a Louisianan dialect form of the word "wretched". In the 2000s–2010s, the word became loosely connotative of denoting confidence, defiance, fervidity, or otherwise being ...
British slang. British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
Chad (slang) The slang term Chad originated in Chicago as a pejorative term for young, upper-class, urban males. [1] In modern internet slang, the term can be similar to "bro" and generally refers to an "alpha male" [2] or otherwise a genetically superior male. [3] [4]
Shawty ( // ⓘ ), shorty, shauty or shortie is a slang term from African American Vernacular English used generally as a nonspecific term of endearment. In specific settings, it can be interpreted as a catcall. Since the 1990s, [1] the term has also been used to refer to young and attractive women, mostly in hip hop tracks from that decade and ...