Slang words make the world go around! Nothing explains exactly what we want to say in a more confusing, nonsensical way than good old slang words. Boomers and Gen X will remember "groovy" and "cool" ...

A Parents guide to decoding the lingo your kids use in texts, on TikTok, and IRL. Fact checked by Elizabeth Brownfield Teens in each generation develop a unique language of their own—and the same can ...

Our dictionary is always getting larger, so getting lost in the new lingo added to our vocabulary every year is easy. 2024 is no different. Plenty of slang has become a staple in conversations and ...

Whether it was a decade or a century ago, slang terms have their own unique way of defining moments in history. Some of these terms date all the way back to the 1920s — for instance, “applesauce" wasn ...

Being named Dictionary.com's Word of the Year for 2025 might give the slang term "67" some street cred, but how effective are ...

These British slang words will leave anyone outside the UK scratching their heads. Learn quirky British phrases and how to ...

Kids born between 2010 and 2024 have adapted a dialect all their own. When Natalie Boe listens to her two young sons talk with each other and their friends, she said it can be like listening to a ...

Gen Xers were born between 1965 and 1980, which puts them between the ages of 44 and 59 years old. Before they became parents and corporate employees and silver foxes, they were punks and skaters, ...

A new study ranked the most annoying slang words, as well as those that are most confusing and most popular. Among the most annoying slang words analyzed were G.O.A.T., bae, hangry, Gucci, and ghost.