Category: Slang

Are ‘Bossware’ Tools Tracking You?

The New York Times – Business:
In recent years, the technologies used to surveil workers have become more sophisticated and widespread.
Test Your Brain Rot: Can You Define ‘Lowkenuinely’?

This is a series about the mysteries of internet speak.
2025 Slang Quiz: Do You Know Words That Helped Define the Year?

An assortment of absurd, useful and funny words and phrases entered the vernacular this year. How well do you know them?
Climbing Cringe Mountain With Gen Z

Raised online and under constant scrutiny, young adults are leaning into embarrassment as a necessary part of growing up.
What Is the Great Lock In TikTok Challenge?

A social media challenge is asking participants to tackle their goals now, rather than wait for the new year.
How ‘Clanker’ Became an Anti-A.I. Rallying Cry

The term, which was popularized by a “Star Wars” show and is rooted in real frustrations with technology, has become a go-to slur against artificial intelligence and robots.
How ‘Skibidi,’ ‘Tradwife’ and ‘Delulu’ Were Added to the Cambridge Dictionary

The terms, which started as online slang, are expected to have staying power.
What Does It Mean When Gen Alpha Says Chopped?

As younger generations continue to adopt new slang, a familiar word has become a meanspirited adjective.
An ‘Etymology Nerd’ Breaks Down Slang Like ‘Skibidi’ and ‘Rizz’ on Social Media

Adam Aleksic, who posts as Etymology Nerd on social media, argues in a new book that algorithms are reshaping the English language.
What Is Crashing Out? The Rise of a Useful Slang Term.

Adrenaline rising? Patience waning? Gen Z embraces a slang term for familiar feelings.
Meet Ballerina Cappuccina and the Italian Brain Rot Crew

Meet Ballerina Cappuccina and the Italian brain rot crew, an absurd group of A.I.-generated characters that are flooding TikTok.
How Elon Musk Uses Internet Slang to Marshal His Army of Online Fans

Mr. Musk uses online slang to marshal his 200 million social media followers in support of his efforts to gut the federal government. But he might be reaching his limits.