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Gen Y's Take on Gen Z Slang

Good morning. I've decided to start the day by giving my best Progressive-commercial impression, for I am about to start sounding like my parents. One person's trash is another person's treasure, and one generation's slang is another generation's punchline. Here now is Gen Y's take on Gen Z slang. Be sure to have some Excedrin handy.  Emily: "My boyfriend literally beat around the bush!" Jacob: "Based!" Emily: "Like seriously, no cap!" Jacob: "I'm not gonna lie; that shit's peak, mid sus AF! He's cooked!" Emily: "No rizz, so cringe" Jacob: "Skibidi" Emily: "6-7, 6-7, 6-7" Jacob: "Fire, bro!" Emily: "Bruh"

Having fun with British slang - from an American's perspective

There's a bar nearby which has a British theme to it, called, "The Pub." At each table is a menu which includes some British terms and their definitions. After going through these terms and researching slang words and phrases from the country, I have a hunch I'd have a difficult time acting mature when traveling to England for the first time and hearing these very terms and phrases. Allow me to provide a few examples of such slang terms and phrases, before concocting hypothetical conversations between Americans using British slang with an American bent. British slang: Arse over tit - "Another version of arse over elbow, but a bit more graphic!" (Arse over elbow is "another way of saying head over heels but is a little more descriptive.") Americans conversing : Brian Smoothy: "Baby, you know it's our anniversary, right?" Shelia Gobsucker: "Of course I do, sweetie." Brian: "Well, I thought we could so something...