Gen Z slang “hits different” for middle-aged people – and these are the top 20 terms that leave them most baffled. A poll of 2,000 adults found “choong”, “leng”, and “it slaps” are most likely to leave over-45s scratching their heads.
And “snatched”, “peng”, and “boujee” are also terms Gen Z use that baffle those older adults – while others are confused by “charge it”, “aired”, and “shook”.
As a result, 26 percent of older adults have turned to Google or Urban Dictionary to work out the meaning behind their kids’ or younger colleagues’ cryptic utterings.
But nearly one in ten (seven percent) wouldn’t dream of owning up to being unsure about the meaning of a slang word or phrase.
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