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Every generation has slang, but Gen Alpha’s has a particularly unhinged quality, some parents say. Still, experts say their bad rep isn’t totally deserved.

In the beginning, there was “skibidi.”

It appeared abruptly in the lexicons of kids under 14 — the first slang term unique to Generation Alpha. Parents’ ears perked up as they began to hear it around the dinner table. It could mean bad, cool, or nothing at all, their kids explained. Then a dozen more incomprehensible terms followed suit.

Gen Z’s “slay” and “tea” are officially vintage, giving way to “sigma,” “gyatt” and “fanum tax.”

Everyone’s getting whiplash.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My 14-year-old isn't especially slangy, but occasionally she asks me if I've heard some term or other, and I invariably haven't. Most recently, it was "Scene," which is apparently some sort of fashion aesthetic.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

"Scene" was around when I was in middle and high school around 10 years ago.

They were like the preppy goth kids, who listened to Avril Lavigne and such.

Edit: there's also a Hollywood Undead song that has the lines "wake up, shave beard, grab beer, put on some scene gear"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm 47 years old. I have never even heard of Hollywood Undead.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I mean this with complete sincerity: Lucky you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

And Harry don't mind if he don't make the scene. He's got a daytime job, he's doing all right.

Avril Lavigne? Of Lavigne and Shirley? ;)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Holywood Undead has some rizz skibidy, no cap frfr

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Scene fashion is weirdly making a comeback lately, too.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

‘Scene’ kids were the Hot Topic emo kids when I was a teenager 20ish years ago. As someone who was into 2nd wave emo, it always made me die a little that ‘Scene’ is what most people think of when they hear ‘emo’.