Doomer, Rizz, and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding
26th April 2024
It’s been a few years since Lifehacker looked at the slang of Generation Z—long enough that Generation Alpha has had time to develop and spread some of its own special buzzwords and jargon. Below is an alphabetized collection of slang taken from both Gen Z and Gen A, in case someone younger than you says something you don’t understand. As with all slang, if you need an online list to know what a word means, you are too old to say it aloud.
One notable omission is ‘Tyrone’, which refers to a Chad of the Negro persuasion.
Another notable omission is ‘304’ (a.k.a. ‘common garden tool’), derived from entering that number into a handheld calculator and turning it upside down to read the result. (Try it.)