Trying to decipher what exactly you’re tweens are saying? Popular brands? YouTubers you’ve never heard of? TikTok trends?
Use our handy A to Z guide of Tween Terminology to get to grips with a whole new parenting lingo!
We’re adding to this list as we go, and for the latest trends that are emerging in the ’20s, so bear with us as we get to the bottom of the magical and often confusing world of tween talk!
AF – as f^ck – usually added to the end of a sentence
Bae – “before anyone else” babe, or baby – an endearing term for a romantic partner of close friend
Basic – boring or unoriginal, someone whose conformist or common
Bruh – same as Bro
Cap/Cappin – fake or lying
Clap Back – a comeback delivered with attitude
Crashy – describe someone considered crazy and trashy
Cray – crazy
Dope – cool or awesome (not the drug..)
Extra – unnecessarily dramatic
Fam – group of close friends
Fire – hot trendy or amazing
Flex/Flexing – to show off
FOMO – fear of missing out
Ghost – when someone suddenly cuts off all communication
GOAT – greatest of all time
GTG – got to go
Gucci – something good or cool
Hangry – combination of hungry and angry
IKR – I know , right?
I’m dead – laughing so hard your dying or laughter
IRL – In real life
It’s Lit – cool/ awesome
Jelly – Jealous
Lit – something that’s amazing, cool, or exciting
LMAO – Laughing my arse off
No Cap – totally true, no lie, for real
Noob/Newb – Newbie, person who is new at something or doesn’t know what they’re doing
NP – No problem
On Fleek – someone who is fashionable, on point
OMG – oh my gosh/god
Periot/Periodt – ending a sentence with emphasis
Phubbing – ignoring someone by paying attention to your phone instead
Pick me girl – a girl who goes out of her way to impress boys by claiming/acting she’s not like other girls
Ragequit – so angry at a game they immediately switch off
Salty – being bitter, someone who is upset mad or agitated
Savage – another way of saying cool, but clearly cooler
Sic – something that’s cool
Shook – to be shaken up by something
Simp – a guy being too attentive or submissive to a girl
Slay – when someone has done something particualrly well
Snatched – looking fabulous or fashionable (similar to on fleek)
Squad – close group of friends
Swole – someone who is physically fit, muscular or works out
Sup – short for What’s Up
Sus – someone who is shady or suspicious, not to be trusted,
Tea – gossip or hot story
TBH – to be honest
Thirsty – someone who is eager or desperate for approval/attention
Throw shade – give someone a dirty look
Tight – when two people are in a close relationship
Tool – a person who is stupid, obnoxious or an ass
Woke – someone who is up with the latest news and social issues
YAAS/Yaaasss/Yeet – an empathic Yes
YOLO – you only live once
9 or CD9 – a parent is watching/listening
We hope you’ve found this guide to tween terminology helpful. Got any others you can think of? Drop them in the comments below, and we’ll get them added!
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