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26 Terms You Use Now That Mean Something WAY Different To Your Parents

Generation X and Generation Y speak different languages.

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26 Terms You Use Now That Mean Something WAY Different To Your Parents
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1. "Tea"

How your parents use it: an ordinary drink, just like coffee and soda.

How you use it: to suggest all the drama that's been brewing amongst your friend group that is just waiting to be spilled.

2. "Lit"

How your parents use it: the past tense of "light", as in when you light a candle.

How you use it: another way of saying "cool" or "awesome".

3. "Rip"

How your parents use it: tearing something apart as to break it.

How you use it: a faster way of saying R.I.P.; this is used when lamenting and complaining about any unfortunate event.

4. "Post"

How your parents use it: a piece of writing.

How you use it: to upload a kind of content onto a social media platform, such as Instagram.

5. "Snap"

How your parents use it: a movement in which you place your fingers together in a certain way to make a "snapping" sound.

How you use it: a message sent or received via the social media app called Snapchat.

6. "Woke"

How your parents use it: the past tense of "wake", as in waking up from a nap.

How you use it: to be informed about a relevant and important issue.

7. "Pull"

How your parents use it: to exert force upon something by grabbing it and moving it towards yourself.

How you use it: to successfully flirt with someone and to obtain the desired bond between the two of you.

8. "Snack"

How your parents use it: a small, light meal.

How you use it: an incredibly good looking person who is usually dressed well and just looks like an overall masterpiece. By the way, if someone's looking extra fine, you can refer to them as a "full-course meal".

9. "L"

How your parents use it: the twelfth letter of the alphabet.

How you use it: when you took a real loss when doing something. You basically failed.

10. "Shook"

How your parents use it: the past tense of "shake", as in moving something back and forth.

How you use it: to be absolutely baffled by something.

11. "Beat"

How your parents use it: to strike something repeatedly.

How you use it: the state of feeling extremely messed up, tired, or just overall crappy.

12. "It's fine, I'm fine, everything's fine"

How your parents use it: something that you say when everything is truly alright.

How you use it: something that you say when everything is going truly awful but you need to convince yourself that everything is going to be alright.

13. "Ghost"

How your parents use it: a supernatural entity.

How you use it: not responding to someone via social media or text message.

14. "Stan"

How your parents use it: a name for a man.

How you use it: to fully support a relationship, which can be either a fictional or a real-life relationship. Friendships can be supported, as well.


15. "Salty"

How your parents use it: the taste of a concoction containing quite a bit of salt.

How you use it: to be extremely hostile, bitter, angry, or upset with someone (or something).

16. "Whip"

How your parents use it: a hard, leather strip used for slapping and beating someone (as shown in the Fifty Shades of Grey series) or something.

How you use it: a car.

17. "Mad"

How your parents use it: the emotional feeling that is equivalent to anger and bitterness.

How you use it: another way of saying "a lot" or "very".

18. "Tight"

How your parents use it: fixed closely to an object, so it is hard to move.

How you use it: another way of saying "cool", "nice", or other such adjectives.

19. "Ice"

How your parents use it: a cold, solid form of water.

How you use it: a term used to describe jewelry.

20. "Extra"

How your parents use it: an additional and excessive amount of something.

How you use it: to be extremely over-exaggerated in one's actions.

21. "Dip"

How your parents use it: to take a brief swim in a body of water or to quickly place an object into a liquid of some sort.

How you use it: to make an exit.

22: "Sauce"

How your parents use it: a relish accompanying food (such as marinara sauce on pasta).

How you use it: a term used to describe someone with an extreme sense of style.

23: "Goat"

How your parents use it: an animal that is part of the Bovidae family.

How you use it: a term for someone who is the "greatest of all time".

24. "Streak"

How your parents use it: to go out in public in the nude.

How you use it: to be consistently SnapChatting someone for a consequtive amount of days.

25. "Slay"

How your parents use it: to kill.

How you use it: to be or look completely amazing and flawless.

26. "Swerve"

How your parents use it: a sudden change of direction.

How you use it: to dodge someone who is trying to flirt with you.


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