Slang Time: “Yapping” & More Popular Words To Learn

One day, when I came home at lunchtime I heard a funny noise. I went out to the backyard to find my neighbor, Peter, and a Flux Capacitor. He told me he’d built a time machine, just like in the films! He said, “I’ve been to the year 2024. Not much has changed, and no one is living underwater but the fish, but there’s definitely extra yapping all around. Just yap, yap, yappity yap.”

Peter’s trip taught him a dictionary of new words that actually sound pretty cool. These words have the power to make you sound current, provided you know what they actually mean! I’m going to share them with you so that no matter the year or season, you’ll be in the loop. Thank you, Peter.

A Dictionary of Modern Slang

• yapping: Talking excessively; talking on and on.
• rizz: Derived from “charisma”; the ability to charm or attract a partner.
• bussin: Something that is very impressive, especially food.
• barbiecore: A pink, fun, confident aesthetic inspired by Barbie.
• DNF: “Did not finish.”
• girl dinner: A simple meal consisting of snacks or small side dishes.
• coquette: A playful, flirtatious aesthetic often represented by pink bows.
• touch grass: A way to tell someone to go outside and reconnect with reality.
• NPC: “Non-player character”; someone who follows trends blindly.
• side eye: An expression of disapproval, suspicion, or disbelief.
• tbf: “To be fair.”
• LFG: “Let’s freaking go.”
• coded: Showing stereotypical qualities of a specific thing or person.
• let them cook: To let someone do their thing without interference.
• oomf: “One of my followers.”
• boy dinner: A stereotypically low-effort, basic meal.
• mother: An iconic, legendary female figure.
• millennial pause: The short pause at the start of a video recorded by a millennial.
• caught in 4k: Catching someone doing something with clear evidence.
• delulu: Short for delusional.
• fax no printer: Meaning “that’s the absolute truth.”
• beige flag: Traits that are neither good nor bad, just neutral or odd.
• mid: Mediocre or average quality.
• moots: Short for mutual followers.
• vanish mode: Messages that disappear once they are read.
• gatekeep: Controlling or limiting access to something.
• menty b: Short for mental breakdown.
• era: A specific phase or period of time in someone’s life.