Nobody likes to sound like they are out of touch, especially brands trying to sell their products to teens, but keeping up with the latest slang words certainly isnât easy. Just when you think youâve gotten a handle on what words are âcool,â Gen Z goes and changes them, making you sound ancient.
So, what slang words are teens no longer using? Well, Business Insider polled some teens to find out what words are so yesterday, along with some of the words that have replaced them, so if you want to sound hip to your teenager, you better listen up.
Outdated slang words include:
- âSwagâ - Once used to describe someone who is cool, teens say that word hasnât been cool since 2012. Now if something is cool, teens will use the word âLit,â although itâs more likely to be used to describe a situation or thing rather than a person.
- âBaeâ â It used to be the trendy way to talk about ones significant other, but itâs been overused. There isnât actually a replacement word, although the word "bruhâ is a way to describe a friend using something other than their name.
- âYOLOâ â Thanks to Drake, teens used YOLO to mean, âYou only live once,â a way to refer to seizing the day. But now, thanks to DJ Khaled, they use âkeyâ or âmajor keyâ to describe something thatâs important.
- âRadâ â This word for cool hasnât been popular since the 1990s. Instead, teens use the word âchillâ to say somethingâs cool.
- âGnarlyâ â Another word for cool, but this one hasnât been popular since the 70s and 80s. A better term to use is âdope.â
- âSavageâ â Used to describe someone who acts without restraint, a trait that folks admire. This type of person usually does things that others are scared to do. Unfortunately, most teens donât use that word anymore. They suggest using the word âoof,â to express sympathy for a friend who possibly got hurt by the âsavage" individual.
- âOn Fleekâ â Used to describe something or someone thatâs perfect, although these days teens use the term âGOAT,â as in âgreatest of all timeâ in such situations.
Source: Business Insider