Amazon Alexa Can Now Define Gen Z Slang For Confused Parents
Are you constantly confused by what your kids or other young people are talking about? Sometimes it might feel like theyâre speaking a different language, and they kind of are, because they use a lot of slang words that sound totally foreign to us. But Amazon Alexa is here to help, thanks to a new vocabulary update that will help older users learn the slang of the youth.
The new feature, âAlexa talk Gen Z to me,â gives definitions and examples of 20 popular words used by the generation The Mirror says. According to Amazonâs research, 83% of young people realize that their elders are clueless about what theyâre talking about, and 35% of them say itâs cringe for an older person to misuse their slang. But donât count older generations out, as 56% of non-Gen Zers say theyâre eager to learn the new terms.
For those that want to understand what the teens, tweens and twentysomethings are talking about, hereâs some of the slang that Alexa will now be able to explain:
- Lowkey â âsomething subtleâ
- Itâs giving â âthe tone something emulatesâ
- Ick â âsomething cringeworthyâ
- Slay â âto show off with prideâ
- Rizz â âto possess swagger or charismaâ
- The math is mathing â âsomething makes logical senseâ
- Sus â âshort for suspiciousâ
- Ate â âa showing of admiration for someone consuming successâ
- Hot Girl Summer â âan encouragement to unapologetically be yourself and thriveâ
- Cap â âto lieâ
- Slaps â âto describe something as being a hitâ
- Fam â âshort for family, similar to âbroââ
- Drip â âto be stylishâ
- Airing â âto ignoreâ
- In your XXX era â âdescribing chronic emotions or preferences a person hasâ
- Mother â âa female status symbolâ
Thankfully my 11 year old son keeps me updated on these slang terms!