You're scrolling through Twitter or Facebook and you keep seeing the same phrase or word used over and over again. Mocking how unintelligent and stupid it sounds, you mentally promise yourself that you will never use that phrase ... until you do. And every time you use it, you hate yourself a little more, but you just can't stop yourself. It happens to the best of us. This is how slang develops. Since it's inevitable to happen anyway, we might as well be familiar with the popular terms of 2016 at least to educate our parents who will sigh at us with confusion and a hint of disappointment in the generation that judges people based on their number of Instagram followers. Here is a list of some of the most common slang of 2016.

1. "Goals."

This is something you would say in response to seeing something that you want.

2. "Extra."'

This is a word that you would use to describe someone who is being overly dramatic or over the top.

3. "The feels."

This refers to the emotions that you cannot explain.

4. "Lit."

This is a word used to describe something amazing, usually a party scene.

5. "Woke."

This means being aware and knowing what is going on in the world.

6. "Sleep on."

This phrase is used as a verb meaning to ignore or purposefully forget about someone or something.

7. "Sus."

This word is used to describe someone who is being shady or scandalous.

8. "Low key."

This describes something that you want to keep discreet or something that you like only slightly.

9. "V."

This is the word "very"abbreviated.

10. "Savage."

This word describes someone who does something without caring about the consequences of his or her actions.

11. "Slay."

This is something someone would say to describe someone who succeeds in doing something awesome.