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Each year, the internet births a new lexicon, one that's as fast-moving and unpredictable as the online trends that fuel it.
Before 2015, the average person wouldn’t be caught dead using internet slang. To be fair, back then slang was “LOLcopter” and “epic fail.” It’s not that phrases like “Show me. To me ...
Memes referencing Ohio have become a laughing stock among Gen. Alpha. Here's how it started and what rhe 'Ohio' meme means.
Gen Alpha, people born since 2010, created their own vocabulary with slang terms such as 'fanum tax' and 'skibidi.' Here's everything to know about what the terms mean.
Before deriod went viral as a popular slang on TikTok in April 2025, men's mood swings were jokingly called out during the "Sassy Man Apocalypse" meme, which started in August 2022 on Twitter / X.
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.
Victoria Justice opened up about the “I Think We All Sing” meme, which fans believed was her way of shading her 'Victorious' castmates, including Ariana Grande. Justice said she received ...
So long, LOL. There's a new slang term taking the internet by storm. Find out IJBOL's meaning—and how to use the term the right way.
But long before the internet, there was spoken slang, the result of various cultures’ and identity groups’ innovations. This type of language originated in the margins, my colleague Caleb ...
Is Internet Slang Making Us All Sound the Same? By Jasmine Desiree. Published on Oct 7, 2024 at 2:45 PM. Getty Photo Illustration: Keila Gonzalez Getty Photo Illustration: Keila Gonzalez.