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English Vocabulary: Gen Z Slang Explained by a Gen X MomBy Jennifer Lebedev

In a Nutshell

Language is always changing. Familiarity with the slang of another generation fosters understanding and helps communication.

Favorite Quote

We didn't have a generation gap, we had a generation Grand Canyon.

Mary Brave Bird

Introduction

Gaining familiarity with roughly a dozen Gen Z slang expressions is a good start to building a bridge and closing the generation gap.

The goal isn't to put new slang into immediate use. The goal is to understand the expressions in context.

Learning what the expressions mean will remove barriers to understanding how Gen Zers talk.

Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack

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    Two generations can use the same word with a different meaning
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