Sigmas, Rizz And Mewing: A Forensic Exploration Of TikTok-Supercharged Teen Slang

Is the Tik Tok fueled teen slang of the 2020’s more bizarre and expansive than the lingo of previous generations, or have you just gotten old?

Baffled by his decreasing ability to understand what people only a few years younger than him are saying, elder Gen Z producer Rupert joined Ele on the Friday Daily for a discussion on youth slang,  how the internet is driving its evolution and implications for broader language.

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