Apr 10, 2025

Viral: 10 GenAlpha slangs and their surprising meanings

Aakanksha Sharma

Slangs to stay on top of

With changing times, communication and words also change, and slangs evolve beyond the usual ‘tea’ and ‘lit’. Here we mention 10 slangs that Gen Alpha is using right now, and confusing the world with its storm.

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Delulu

One of the most trendy and iconic GenAlpha slangs is undoubtedly ‘Delulu’. The short for Delusional, people use delulu when someone is being overly optimistic or imagining something beyond their means.

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​Sus

With ‘Sus’ it almost feels like the next generations will shorten any word that has more than 5 letters! Sus is the slang for suspicious, and is used when someone acts shady or weird.

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Sigma

Sigma is the slang used to refer to a person (usually a boy) who is confident, independent, different, but also adored by many. For example, you could hear someone say ‘Oh, he doesn’t care about the teacher’s pet. He’s a sigma boy!’

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Pookie

Another adorable slang in the GenAlpha dictionary is ‘Pookie’. Used in every conversation now, even by GenZs and millennials, Pookie refers to a person you love, adore, or are just attracted to.

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Rizz

Another slang term particularly famous right now is ‘Rizz’. A person’s rizz is their charm and their flirting skills, and is used for both men and women who easily attract others.

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Fanum Tax

A complicated-sounding slang, Fanum Tax literally just means taking a bite of food from your friend’s plate. It now means taking a ‘bite tax’ or helping yourself to someone else's food.

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Flex

To ‘flex’ is to show off or to brag about something. For example, If someone is flexing about their watch, money, or clothes, it means they are bragging about their riches.

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Bussin

Bussin is used to describe food that tastes really good and is just out of the world. For example, if you hear someone say ‘This pizza is bussin’, it means they simply love it.

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No cap

When saying ‘no cap’, it means that the person is not lying, and is being completely honest with the other person. When you say ‘I went there yesterday dude, no cap!’, it means you are trying to say that you are honest about going somewhere.

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Yeet

To ‘yeet’ something means to throw it away with all your energy. It is also used to refer to fun situations where you throw something just for play. For example, ‘Avi yeeted the ball out of his hands’.

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