Gen Z Slang Dictionary 2026
A dictionary of 30 Gen Z slang words, each with what it actually means and how people really use it. Written in plain English, no lectures, and kept current as the words change. Last updated September 24, 2026.
Updated weekly · last updated September 24, 2026
New this week
- September 24, 2026 — Full write-ups added for rizz, delulu, crash out, aura farming and beige flag.
- September 23, 2026 — Dictionary published with 30 words.
All 30 words, A to Z
- 6-7
- A meme phrase with no fixed meaning, shouted for the reaction.
- ate
- Did something extremely well.
- aura farming
- Doing something on purpose to look effortlessly cool, usually on camera.
- beige flag
- A trait that is neither good nor bad, just a little odd.
- brain rot
- Low-effort content that feels like it rots your brain, and what it does to you.
- canon event
- A painful or defining experience everyone has to go through.
- chopped
- Looking bad or unattractive.
- choppelganger
- Someone who looks like a worse version of someone else.
- clocked
- Noticed or called out, you have been seen.
- cooked
- Doomed, finished, no way back.
- crash out
- Losing your temper and acting recklessly, often over something small.
- delulu
- Delusional, usually about a crush or a big goal.
- fanum tax
- Taking a bite of a friend's food without asking.
- glazing
- Over-praising someone way too much.
- it's giving
- It has the vibe of.
- locking in
- Getting fully focused on one goal and ignoring distractions.
- lowkey
- A little, secretly, not loudly.
- main character
- Acting like the star of your own movie.
- -maxxing
- Trying to maximise one thing about yourself (looksmaxxing, sleepmaxxing).
- mewing
- Pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth to sharpen your jawline.
- mid
- Mediocre, nothing special.
- mogging
- Outshining someone just by standing next to them.
- no cap
- No lie, for real.
- NPC
- Someone who seems to act on autopilot, with no thoughts of their own.
- rizz
- Charm, the ability to attract someone.
- sigma
- A self-reliant lone-wolf type, usually said ironically.
- situationship
- A relationship with no label.
- skibidi
- A nonsense word from the Skibidi Toilet series, used as filler or to mean weird.
- touch grass
- Go outside and get offline for a while.
- vibe coding
- Building an app by prompting an AI instead of writing the code.
Know the words. How cooked is the brain behind them?
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