Nothing makes one feel old and outdated than a hearing a whole generation speak slang words that are totally alien to you.
Gen Zs, like a whole bunch of generations before them, have a language of their own.
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Check out some slang words that will help you decode GenZpeak. No cap, lodicakes! This is slay! Sksksks.
| Gen Z Buzz Word | Usage |
| No cap Cap means lie. No Cap is a way of saying “no lie” or “truth.” | “She’s so beautiful pare, No cap I saw her earlier sa tims, with her friends. She stands out, sheesh.” |
| DASURV someone deserving of what’s happening | “DASURV ko naman mag samgyup today!” |
| IRL in real life, used to distinguish between online and offline interactions. | “Oh, yes? We’re friends naman IRL, not just on IG.” |
| Mood AF an intensified version of “mood,” used to express a strong feeling or emotion. | “Ay, ubos na yung slots?? Mood AF” |
| Shookt In state shocked | “I was shookt sa presyo ng street foods ngayon.” |
| Lodi/Lods/Lodicakes Idol | “Happy Birthday Lods/Lodicakes hehe”“Lodi ko yan si Seulgi, ang galing sumayaw” |
| Oum Okay / exactly | “Pumasok ba si sir kahapon? Oum” |
| Whipped when you’re impressed by something/someone | “Kalma bhie, whipped na whipped ka nanaman sa bias mo” |
| Slaps used to express something cool, awesome, great, or fantastic. | “I saw a Ford Mustang somewhere BGC bro, Slaps bro, pabili kaya ako kay Dad?” |
| Sharks Patingin / Can I see? | “Uy, pare bago na naman cellphone mo, sharks!” |
| Snatched Refers to good looks, fierce or on point | “Wow, who is she? you look snatched!” |
| Drip refers to look or style | “Honey, your outfit looks drip today!” |
| Stan Obsessive fan | “I stan TWICE talaga, kase naman ang hottie ng J-Line subunit, lalo na si Momoring!” |
| Saks Sakto lang | “Masarap ba yang kwek kwek bhie? Saks lang.” |
| TFW stand for the ” that feeling when” | “TFW you get off work early on a Friday.” |
| Accla Bakla/Gay | “Tama ka na Accla!” |
| Slay A way of saying when someone looks stunning | “Ang ganda mo naman mare, slay ka dyan sa outfit mo” |
| Laps To eat | “Tara, Laps, somewhere Dapitan?” |
| TBH Abv. for “to be honest” | “TBH sis i don’t like to spend today, nagtitipid ako” |
| OOTD Abv. for “outfit of the day” | “Ay, bet ko ang OOTD ni kumare” |
| STARBS Short term for starbucks | “Let’s meet sa Starbs na lang ba?” |
| Tea/Spill the Tea word used to gossip | ”So , sis what’s the tea? I saw Brad with another girl yesterday spill the tea, already please!..” |
| Glow Up A drastic positive change, on personal appearance. | “Look, nag-Glow up si Marie, right after her first heartbreak” |
| Vibin Listening or enjoying someone’s presence | “I’m vibin to Sza lately, cause her music is really relaxing” |
| Karen Someone that everybody used to hate | “Oh my, she did not Karen on us!” |
| OK boomer Term used for people who are unfamiliar with the generation of Gen Z | “Why are you wearing a dress like that, it’s so short?” “This is where i am comfortable, OK boomer” |
