5.Slayīoomers certainly slayed this question overall, but 11.5% of respondents were still swayed by incorrect answer options “sketch”, “bop”, and “drip”. While it’s entirely possible that boomers want to cancel us after making them partake in this Gen Z quiz, we suggest they cancel their unneeded life insurance policies and flex that extra bread. It is when a celebrity or friend is boycotted after an unfavorable statement or act. CanceledĪccording to Gen Z, canceling isn’t what you do with the magazine subscription you bought from that crafty door-to-door salesman. ![]() Workin’ hard or hardly workin’, am I right? 4. Boomers are considered one of the hardest working generations in recent times, so we’re not too surprised they nailed this one. Get That Breadĩ2.1% of boomers “got that bread” when they correctly answered that this term refers to gaining money or success through hard work. Impressively, after a lifetime of relationships, love, and possibly ghosting past partners, 93.9% of respondents got this right. GhostingĪ graphic showing the definition of ghosting.ĭespite what a small fraction of boomers might tell you, “ghosting” is the act of suddenly breaking any and all contact from a person you were interested in for a time. Right? Wrong! An overwhelming 96.9% of boomers know that “that’s lit” refers to someone or something that is particularly cool or awesome. When the smell of tobacco becomes strong, someone says “ok, ok, that’s lit!”. You pull out a corncob pipe and a lighter. ![]() Imagine you’re sitting around the campfire with your friends enjoying nature without a cell phone in sight. Here are the top five Gen Z slang words that boomers know: These five terms must be living rent-free in boomers’ heads, because nearly all of our respondents identified their correct definitions. ![]() Next, we’ll yeet through the top five terms boomers have mastered and the five they were most stumped by. Only 54.5% knew the Gen Z meaning of “bet”, which is an affirmative response that has nothing to do with gambling or taking risks. Words like”cheugy” were confusing, no cap, with 47.4% answering wrong. In fact, they were lowkey defeated when answering around half of our questions, with accuracy rates dropping down to as low as 39.4%. But before our gassed up boomers could flex themselves up to GOAT status, things got sketch in a big way. Seeing so many correct responses was indeed “fire”, a word that 83.7% defined correctly as “something that is really good, amazing, or crazy (in a good way)”. They even did well with trickier phrases like “gas up” (74.1%) and “clap back” (74.5%). Terms like “that’s lit” and “ghosting” have a nearly 100% accuracy rate among our elderly respondents, suggesting that they may know more than we thought about Gen Z’s linguistic innovations. So, did boomers prove their mettle when it comes to Gen Z lingo or did they get it all wrong? Keep reading-we’ll spill the tea, no cap!įor some Gen Z slang terms, boomers slayed. Definitions were standardized using Urban Dictionary throughout our quiz. We quizzed respondents on everything from “flex” and “simp” to “I’m dead” and “clap back.” When the results were in, we calculated the percentage of boomers that answered correctly for each term. We asked them a series of multiple-choice questions designed to test their knowledge of popular Gen Z terms and phrases. We surveyed more than 1,000 Americans aged 55 to 75 years old. So, do older generations have any idea what these young whippersnappers are on about? We decided to quiz baby boomers on popular Gen Z slang terms to find out. That got Coventry Direct thinking-as language evolves, its stewards must evolve with it. ![]() Language is a living, breathing communication tool that morphs over time, and every generation makes its mark on the words we say and use in the mainstream.Īs Gen Z comes into its own with the internet at its fingertips and far-reaching social media platforms like TikTok, its unique brand of meme language is spreading like wildfire. Baby Boomers would staunchly assert the former while Generation Z would insist on the latter. Is a song a “tune” or a “bop”? Is it a “bummer” or “big sad” that you can’t make it to the concert on Friday night? Is that jean jacket “cool threads” or part of a “fire fit”?
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