How Well Do I Know Gen Z Slang?

If you found yourself scratching your head while taking this quiz, fear not! We’re here with a handy Gen Z slang dictionary with plenty of common terms to help you brush up, no matter your age or level of brainrot.

Ate : A word of praise or admiration, similar to “You nailed it.”

• Example: “I love her dress. She ate!”
  
  

Based : Used to express agreement or approval, particularly when discussing political opinions.

• Example: “Bro is totally based, just ask him about his thoughts on minimum wage.”
  
  

Basic: Mainstream, played-out, predictable, unoriginal.

• Example: “I just think that kind of music is a little too basic.”
  
  

Brainrot : A state of being where someone is too online and out of touch with the real world.

• Example: “She got brainrot from scrolling TikTok for 24 hours straight.
  
  

Bussin’: Excellent or particularly good, especially with regards to food.

• Example: “This taco is totally bussin’!”
  
  

Cap : To lie about something.

• Example: “I definitely didn’t sneak out of the house last night. No cap.”
  
  

Cooked: In danger or peril, or doomed.

• Example: “I didn’t study for this test, so I’m totally cooked.”
  
  

Delulu : Short for delusional, as in “out of touch.”

• Example: “Only delulu people think they’re the center of the universe.”
  
  

Girlboss : A woman who gets ahead at the detriment of other people or women.

• Example: “She’s a girlboss who was only promoted because she popped the assistant manager’s tires on interview day.”
  
  

Glaze: Overhyped, overrated.

• Example: “I think that Michelin-star restaurant is totally glazed.”
  
  

GOAT: Stands for Greatest of all Time. Used as praise.

• Example: “Lebron is the basketball GOAT.”
  
  

Ick: Something that turns you off, especially when dating.

• Example: “Biting your fingernails gives me the ick.”
  
  

Iykyk : Stands for “If you know, you know.” Used to signal an in-joke or exclusive reference.

• Example: “I won’t say where I got this incredible taco. Iykyk.”
  
  

Main character : Someone who’s fully in control of their own life, like the protagonist of a story.

• Example: “Every time I enter the room I pretend I’m the main character.”
  
  

Mid: Middling, average, underwhelming.

• Example: “Nah, that taco is super mid. I’ve had better.”
  
  

Opp: Opposition or opponent. Used to refer to one’s enemies.

• Example: “Don’t be my taco’s opp, dude. It’s a good taco.”
  
  

Rizz : Short for “charisma.” A certain quality or charm that helps with romantic success.

• Example: “I’ve got enough rizz to go home with anyone I like.”
  
  

Roman Empire: A seemingly insignificant or trivial topic or subject that you can’t stop thinking about or obsessing over.

• Example: “Do you remember Tamagotchis? I stayed up for hours last night researching them. They’re my Roman Empire.”
  
  

Slaps: Good or outstanding, especially when referring to music.

• Example: “This. Taco. Slaps.”
  
  

Stan: Portmanteau of “stalker” and “fan.” Used to discuss obsessive fans of something or someone.

• Example: “You could say I’m a stan of that taco truck. I stan their tacos.”
  
  

Sus : Short for “suspicious.”

• Example: “I don’t know, dude. I heard they use ostrich meat in their ground beef. It’s pretty sus.”
  
  

Touch grass: A phrase used to say that somebody needs to step away from the computer and reconnect with reality.

• Example: “You’ve just been reading too many conspiracy theories online. Go touch grass.”