Tips for Understanding Youth Language

Do you struggle to understand the preteens around you because you don't know one in four words they say? Do you feel like a total boomer when you talk to your kids or nephews? Or worse, you don't even know what we're talking about? Don't worry, we'll help you out.

We all know that each generation has its own language. Do you remember words your parents never used, or that your kids use different words for familiar concepts? Society has evolved significantly with the emergence of the Internet first and later social media, and young people have adopted their own language that can sometimes be hard for those of us who are not so young to follow.

Here is a selection of expressions collected in the "millennial dictionary" recently featured in an article by the portal TreceBits. Let's see if you know what they mean!

• Ap: Term used to refer to a platonic love
• BFF: "Best Friend Forever", a phrase that describes a very good friendship
• Cringe: To feel embarrassed for something or someone
• Funar: Public act of aggravation or accusation on social media to warn about a reprehensible fact
• Ghosting: Ignoring someone. For example, when someone reads our WhatsApp messages (we see the double blue tick) but does not respond
• Haul: Video where someone shows their latest purchases
• Klk: Abbreviation of "what's up?"
• Npc: Person who acts in a dehumanized way like a video game character
• Pack: Set of intimate photos and videos
• "Rawr": Way of saying "I love you"

Have you ever heard these ten expressions? Do you want to discover more to keep up to date and be able to have conversations on equal footing with younger people? We invite you to read the full article on this well-known portal about the Internet, social media, and technology.

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