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[โ€“] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 50 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

A lot of those are GenZ slang not Gen alpha slang.
Gen Alpha aren't going to have their own slang that's not completely cringe until the ladder half gets to highschool. RN they're barely in middle school.

[โ€“] Assman@sh.itjust.works 25 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[โ€“] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Not to mention "barley in middle school"

I don't know about you, but I think that's pretty good for a cereal crop.

[โ€“] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

They're just now figuring out what "beat your meat" actually means, give them time, for now/so far everything they've come up with is cringe AF. Same thing happened with GenZ & millennials, first was an adoption & adaptation of older slang mixed with cringe as hell new slang that faded out of popularity, then overtime much better slang evolved.
They're still in that "I'm a potato" phase of slang development.

Edit : NVM, dyslexia moment.

[โ€“] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I don't think being cringe really exists when it comes to kids. They are developing into who they are/will be.

Adults on the other hand like myself I could say can be, because we are supposed to(according to culture) have figured out who we are, so when we do something out of place it is an attention seeking act that went poorly often times. So when I say a bad joke, I can come across as cringy, or even me trying to explain myself here can come across as cringy. But kids, we need to cut them a lot more slack. We shouldn't be punching down on adults either, but if we start by supporting those kids finding themselves maybe it'll grow with time and eventually maybe anyone can say something dumb and not feel like they should shove their head in the sand, but rather feel safe in their own insecurity and be supported by people around them.

Love for those feeling insecure may be the change they needed to not lash out negatively, whether against themselves or others.

[โ€“] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Slang can be cringe though, that's the problem. In order for slang to have wide adoption it needs to be highly flexible & versatile and importantly not too cringe to say in an IRL conversation. Just look at the word "cringe" itself, it lives on from the Millennial era with some slight adaptation. It's not that Gen Alpha is inherently cringe, just that the slang they have are too early in development.

[โ€“] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Latter means "comes last" not first.
*Former
If you're going to correct someone at least make sure you're right yourself.

[โ€“] Assman@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago
[โ€“] manucode@infosec.pub 18 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Ratio'd isn't even GenZ but Millenial, right?

[โ€“] Sanctus@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago

Ratio'd is probably more Twitter slang than anything.

[โ€“] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Am millennial, have never heard ratio'd before

[โ€“] r00ty@kbin.life 4 points 5 months ago

I think it's more twitter slang. Sure it can be applied elsewhere. But I've mostly heard it used regarding twitter posts.

[โ€“] Zozano@lemy.lol 4 points 5 months ago

For the uninitiated, to be "ratio'd" means you had more comments than likes.

Because there are no downvotes on Twitter, being radio'd is synonymous with a shit take.

[โ€“] jdeath@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

i am millennial but i did hear it before. on the line.

[โ€“] supercargo@r.nf 5 points 5 months ago

Ratio'd isn't even GenZ but Millenial, right?

Ty suka gyat, they stealing our slang!

[โ€“] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's more Zillennial. The very top of the ladder of GenZ and the very bottom of Millennials.

[โ€“] Album@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Gen Z to me. But I think a lot of gen z terms have a root in things millennials did online in gaming circles and online forums. So it's not "new" but more colloquial in their vocab where in my gen it was niche talk

[โ€“] jdeath@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

this feels correct. niche terms become slang. seems right

[โ€“] Emerald@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

no, it's boomer

Son, let me tell you a story about how back in my day I got ratio'ed on the twier

[โ€“] Drusas@kbin.run 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Aren't Gen alpha still young children? Their slang is a little too new to have much staying power yet.

[โ€“] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The oldest gen alphas are in kindergarten

[โ€“] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The oldest are 13-14 years old.

[โ€“] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca -5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

2020 was only 4 years ago. They're 4.

[โ€“] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Gen alpha stared 2010, not 2020

[โ€“] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That means only 10 years on zoomers. That's ridiculous.

Well, slightly less ridiculous given the repeal of Roe V Wade and the number of 10 year olds now giving birth, but still!

[โ€“] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Gen Z is from late 1990s through 2010, about 15 years, just like the other generations