I’m a language expert: the 12 slang terms your kids use on a daily basis and what they actually mean including “cheugy” and “salty”
You’ve most likely heard your child say words like “salty” and “cheugy” to his friends, but do you have any idea what those much-used slang terms actually mean?
Luckily for you, the language experts of the ProWritingAid writing app are on hand and have decoded the popular Gen-Z slang terms that may have been a foreign language until now.
Using data from Google to see which phrases are searched the most in the UK, they discovered the top twelve.
Coming to the top with 21,000 searches is “cheugy”, while following in the footsteps of the word is “ripped” with over 5,000 searches.
Meanwhile, “No cap” has over 4,000 monthly searches in the UK, while “vibing” has over 3,000.
Here, we take a look at the hidden meaning behind your child’s favorite words, which means you’ll now be able to join the conversation.
CHEUGY
The most searched phrase has existed since 2013, when it first emerged on the scene. It describes someone who is trying too hard to be fashionable and failing badly.
DETACHED
If you’ve ever watched RuPaul’s Drag Race, you’ve heard it many times before. Coined from the much-loved show, it means being perfect or excellent in appearance.
NO CAP
“No cap” is directly related to the phrase “cap” – which was first used to talk about something that was grossly exaggerated or to lie about something. Therefore, “no cap” means to be totally serious about something.
VIBRANT
This term is not out of place in programs like Love Island, as one of its two meanings can be having fun getting to know someone and their presence. “Vibing” can also be used when you say you are enjoying an event, for example “the atmosphere was good”.
SAVORY
We can guarantee that your child will be “salty” once they find out you are in their new vocabulary. The term means being upset, angry, or frustrated about something, usually of little importance.
OK BOOMER
In 2019, “Ok Boomer” began to be used to dismiss the opinion of the older generation of baby boomers.
MAIN CHARACTER
This does as it says on the box as it simply refers to someone who is the center of something.
LOW KEY
Similar to “playing good”, “low key” is used to describe when you are really excited about something, but try to play it down and stay calm.
HIGH KEY
As you have probably guessed, “high key” is used completely opposite to “low key”. So if you are excited about something, you are showing it openly and you are not making any effort to hide it.
SLAPS
Although it sounds to the contrary, “slaps” is actually a positive phrase, which means that something is great. This is most commonly used to describe things like music, with someone saying that a particular song “slaps”.
SKKRT
American rapper and singer Cardi B is known for using this phrase in many of her interviews. The word “Skkrt” is meant to sound like a car accelerating and is used to portray excitement about something.
IT HITS DIFFERENT
If you are told that something “hits differently”, that’s a great compliment. The popular phrase, often used on social media, means it has made a huge impact on another level.
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