Gen Z Text Translator

[@JonathanACarr]

I love how something from three years ago is "SOOO OLD!" for a teenager. That's the entire time many of them have been conscious of the larger world.

[@1982pencil]

I know right?! 2019 is like yesterday.

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

I agree! In fact, it makes me laugh when they think three years ago is old. (Not making fun of them but genuinely amused.) I was amused when someone asked me what a phonograph record is. I remember phonograph records like it was yesterday. Prefer CDs though. Records get scratched and cassettes get twisted up.

[@ThatEmoGirl]

Time does seem to go by much slower when your child/teen.

[@cherylmockotr]

So 2019!!! But the rest of us still cling to anything 2019 as the last normal year on the planet.

[@plantyfan]

I love how it's already "soooo old" but I'm barely aware of it 😂

[@ShawnMilo]

No lie, you should do one of these monthly as a public service to parents. But in the future, have Lola write them so they'll be more accurate. 😎

[@Sombraala]

Problem with having Lola or Penn Charles writing them is that they will be selective.

[@JennyEliz_IstheShiz]

Seconded! Maybe my 6yo will think I'm cool when she gets to middle school? Lol

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

We really should since the language changes so quickly

[@hguyer79]

As a parent heading into the teenage years, I need Lola’s help!!

[@bigwuje]

@@holdernessfamilylaughs No cap

[@annmoore321]

You know, when I was a teen, I swore to myself that I would not be one of those boring adults who can’t keep up with the cool slang… and here I am… an adult… and I genuinely have no idea what these kids are saying! 😂

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

It happens to all of us

[@f_r_e_d]

L

[@Mama_Bear524]

Yup!! “I’ll be still cool” my teens when I use any of their slang “don’t ever say that again mom! So embarrassing!”

[@ilovenoodles7483]

@@holdernessfamilylaughs It really does happen to all of us. After this video and the Monday vs Friday video, I honestly discovered that I am not depressed, as the "experts" say; I'm just getting older. I seriously needed that video to help me to point out that it is 100% normal. You know, they say that if you stopped going out as much as you used to or you avoid going out even if you make plans to do it, then you're categorized as being depressed. That's the problem in the first place! "Experts" and media have been so wrong, so many times, about so many things, that they claim to be right about. They really do ruin people's lives.

[@jenx5870]

I'm lucky. My "baby" is 21 yrs old, so I don't have to keep up with anything. If I don't understand what they're saying, I make them translate into 50 yr old speak. I am not learning a new set of slang words that will be out five months later. I don't remember sounding this dumb when I was a teenager in the 80s. I think social media changed language for the worse. Totally. 😋

[@CathyMiller0711]

Nice touch to have the teen experts critique your performance! Love it.

[@trinaq]

This was insanely accurate, complete with all the yeets and teas. Your kids were undeniably cringing, I'm sure! 😂🤣

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

they definitely were

[@anonymous01792]

There were several things in here that I didn’t know and I thought the things I did know where 100% accurate only to find out I was DEAD wrong….is it possible I’m getting old?!?!

[@richardmahn7589]

How could these boomers have kids?? Hahaha...ok ok...

[@trebmaster]

Totes McGoats cringe! (OK so that's younger millenial, but whatevz)

[@ilovenoodles7483]

@@holdernessfamilylaughs - Thanks guys. As a Gen X er, I needed this.

[@lollybeeart]

When you’re 22 but you need the translator because you have no clue what’s going on 🤣

[@Mama_Bear524]

You’re already old. Gotta hand in the cool card. My 18 yr old said a slang word and was already told not to use it by her younger brother 😂

[@lollybeeart]

@Teresa Howick Dang. I guess the elderly card comes earlier and earlier these days 😮‍💨😂

[@mattfrank5811]

Same age. same situation.

[@maddywheeler791]

@@Mama_Bear524 My siblings must be being merciful to me then! (19)

[@yuin3320]

@@lollybeeart That means an earlier retirement age though, right?

[@Cirruna]

I love the neutral voice translating each thing like a foreign language video. Also super helpful bc it really is another language.

[@blugreen123]

As an elder millennial, this was immensely helpful. 😂

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

So glad we could help

[@stevekrein6824]

Elder Millennial?

[@nicolegonzalez5992]

@@stevekrein6824 someone born before 1990 usually but it started when we started turning 30 and the other half was in their 20’s lol 😅

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

@@stevekrein6824 as a very young immortal, this makes me laugh

[@gustywindsmayexist5620]

Apparently one of the signs that I’m an elder millennial is that I’ve have never heard the term ‘elder millennial’ 😂 so, thanks! I usually just think of myself as part of the Oregon Trail generation 😁

[@Neil-wp8nb]

I have never felt both so old and THANKFUL to be so old at the same time.

[@Mama_Bear524]

😂 accurate

[@lynntaylor9681]

Makes me glad I don't have kids.

[@bobbigirl9983]

You should do one for each generation, so the kids can hear the slang others have used. could be fun!

[@SeraphinaoftheBayou]

Great idea!

[@chickie8252]

@@SeraphinaoftheBayou Totally Rad idea! I'm from the 80s

[@bobbigirl9983]

I remember using terms like that bakes or that cooks in junior high. Lol

[@vuchaser99]

Lay her down an' smack 'em yak 'em!!! Shiiiiiiiiit!

[@chickie8252]

@@vuchaser99 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chrishyde7798]

It's like the movie Airplane, "Does anyone speak Jive?" Grandma: "I speak Jive!"

[@kynn23]

One of my favorite scenes from that movie.

[@Digglesisdead]

Grandma was the actress that played "June Cleaver" on the 50's show Leave it to Beaver. Her iconic character there was the most feminine, pearls-wearing, housewife Mom there ever was on a show with a typical 1950's all white cast. Her speaking jive to the cool dudes on the plane in Airplane made that gag extra hilariously funny. There were layers to the joke.

[@renees766]

That was hilarious, and I honestly needed the voiceovers to "clue me in" on what the meaning was! Lol

[@joannebuttner]

I can't believe how grown up your kids are now. Your eldest has so much poise

[@LynnsLaunderette]

Meanwhile, I’m over here with my note to a friend, folded into a triangle…. Ready to flick it across the room. Lol.

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Sigh...those were the good ol' days

[@LynnsLaunderette]

@@holdernessfamilylaughs 💜. Yes they were! I had to teach my son how to make those things about twenty years ago…he was perplexed and amused all at the same time! Lol.

[@Hbear47437]

Football! Most of the time, you just had some to pass the time at the end of class, on the school bus, after eating lunch, well... anywhere really. 😊

[@user-uy8xf9tm5h]

Wow your teenage daughter is proud of you! You just won parent of the year. 🎉🎉🎉

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

does that mean we're bussin?

[@taryn2736]

@@holdernessfamilylaughs no cap

[@michaelad8686]

At a family dinner, my younger cousin told me “This soup slaps!” and it took a moment to ascertain that he was, in fact, giving me a compliment🧐 Nothing like new slang to make you feel old (and more classy than the younger kids at the same time😂)

[@susanrussell8195]

Lola has transformed. As a high school teacher, I’m always amazed at the difference between the girls when they’re freshmen and and when they hit their junior year.

[@Lodinn]

Exams spare no one. No one.

[@Nurichiri]

I'm tempted to go back through and try to translate it to 80s/90s slang.

[@maritamuras8978]

Do it for us Xennials and elder millennials!

[@sarah-phillips]

As a joke I bought slang flash cards back in 2004 (including skrilla!!). One of these children said “that’s the year I was born.” Yes. Thank you for reminding me I could be your mother. Your kids’ reactions were hilarious. No cap.

[@Mama_Bear524]

That’s when my daughter was born 😂. We’re old!

[@Zenikai_]

Low key want to see them🔥 finna be a deadahh cool vid/photo 💯

[@Kim-AllynLauterbach]

🤣I had the scene from Better Off Dead going through my head, where Lane's dad has a slang dictionary and is trying to communicate in Gen X slang.

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Right off!

[@AB-zr8pu]

Yep.

[@catboxcleaner3532]

Love that scene! Tried to find it on KZbin to show “the kids” how “the rents” try to be “hip with the lingo.”

[@sarahmonte1069]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@chickie8252]

Classic!

[@deedeewilliamson4162]

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Lola. She is so beautiful! Grown up! Love this video and PC still has the best laugh 😂

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

Fervently agree! PC laughing makes me laugh!

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

🥰

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

@@holdernessfamilylaughs thank you!

[@Mama_Bear524]

She’s absolutely stunning. Looks like her mama. And PC is hilarious.

[@malex2200]

It makes me laugh at how each generation has their own slang which eventually gets overused and becomes part of the common language. You should throw some Gen X slang at the kids when you want to say something they won't understand.

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Oh we definitely do

[@mistymoments89]

I had no idea what half of those meant 🤣😂 I love how the kids graded you at the end.

[@knownonsense2015]

This is video needs to be preserved for future study.

[@JoyCojan]

I like the reactions from the kids at the end too 😂

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

We were pretty happy with our grade 😁

[@mollymattingly6736]

Please do videos with the kids explaining the slang, too, so I don't have to ask my college students to explain *all* of them. They are slaying all over the place.

[@taryn2736]

fr fr no cap (I hate myself for typing that)

[@victoriacheramie946]

The kids grading was hilarious!! She's like I'm equally impressed as I am horrified!!! Lol

[@kerensapink6865]

Love this!! Can’t wait to tell my husband his name means “typical boastful alpha male” 😂😂😂 Thanks for another great video!

[@Lauraway2]

This was hilarious. But really made me feel like a Boomer , I guess because I am! I felt like I was listening to a foreign language. Your kids were so funny grading you guys.

[@alexakemmann88]

Pretty sure I am an early member of Gen Z (on the cusp of late millennial and early Gen Z) and most of those words I do not understand one bit.

[@JudithYD]

@@alexakemmann88 gen_x here. The video was hilarious. I didn't understand a lot of the terminology but I have yet to run it past my kids, who are millennials and gen z.

[@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC]

If anyone says "Okay, boomer" to me I'll laugh so hard I'll wet my pants. Because I'm Gen X. Not a boomer.

[@trebmaster]

OK BOOMER

[@trebmaster]

@@LESBIANANDAUTISTIC Okay, boomer. Go change your pants.

[@WaiferThyme]

Haha it’s a good thing you had translations cause I had NO Idea what you were saying lmao

[@ESLWithPurpose]

I couldn't stop laughing at this translation. 😆 I've heard both my 13-year-old and 11-year-old use these expressions. They like to say "yeet" a lot while throwing books, cards, and random things in our home.

[@richardmahn7589]

Most hilarious is how they read out their emojis.

[@gkennedy2998]

Gosh, Lola and PC are quite the young people now. Must be nice to have a library of videos from your children's younger years so that you can see their development. Werd. *thumbs up emoji*

[@Pea-G]

You forgot “I’M DEADDDDDD I’M CRYING ON THE FLOOR💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀” (when something is too funny)

[@MehWhatever99]

My 3rd grader was upset a few days ago because some 5th graders told her she was slay, and she wasn’t sure what that meant. She thought maybe they were making fun of her. I can’t wait to tell her it means she’s excellent! 😄

[@andyjulia]

The only Gen Z word I understood was cheugy and that’s because my millennial made fun of my UGG’s.

[@margaretImhappy]

Oh no, not uggs 😩 I don’t care really, I’ll still wear them when it’s cold.

[@llamasugar5478]

My impression was that it means someone is trying too hard to be on trend. But a little behind the curve.

[@StitchinTimeTB]

It's just ever so helpful when you do these videos.

[@thatbooknerdoverthere7899]

The fact I understood 3/4 of this makes me rethink my way of learning English through an intensive internet experience 🤣 I'm chronically online if I understand all this weird slang but can't even tell if it's just normal talking or teenagers talking

[@Achiru]

Same.

[@slosh177]

I know us gen x and older millennials had certain words, but I think you could still understand us. This is like a completely different language.

[@wherami]

Wow . I needed this translation. Thank you

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

you're welcome

[@jalenanielsen9082]

Wow. This video was EXTREMELY educational (especially the commentary at the end) and made this Millennial feel super old! 😛 I've heard of a few of those, but lots of them were completely new to me! And "highlighter kids?!" What the what? Haha. Maybe once my kids are out of elementary school I'll have more exposure to the latest slang.

[@aquaseahorselove3939]

When I was young, I didn't understand why older adults didn't like to dress our fashion and talk like us and thought I won't be one of those fuddy old people. Now that I'm older I 💯understand why adults CHOOSE not to act juvenile. 😂

[@icejunki]

I really enjoyed this, the bonus clip with the kids at the end is priceless

[@thatcatholiccatechist1240]

I am a middle school teacher and this is GOLD.

[@HuskyQueenWarrior]

As a Gen Zer myself, I understand the words "simp, ghost, slay, lit", and that's about it. Thank you for this video! Edit: I didn't even realize lit would be in this video.

[@Fox-Mann-Fam]

In the Midwest we still yeetin'.

[@angeladmager7464]

I learned some new things! But then I learned that they were old things. 😆

[@Octoberfurst]

As a Boomer I feel like I am learning a whole new language! Thank you! Please do more of these!

[@theresaearly7235]

This was great. I have been working with college students lately, who are teaching me how to use “slay.” I will watch this several times to bone up on other terms.

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

We are an educational channel now 😅

[@GUKingOfHeart]

Since I mumbled during my teen years, I never used most "popular" words/phrases and mainly stuck to official words, so I had a better chance of being understood.

[@kristinek2916]

So spot on in my house as a mom of two teenagers 😅. Great job Holderness fam!!

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

We slayed! 😆

[@stephanieferguson723]

The kids grading you at the end was the best

[@cherylmockotr]

A 4th grader just clued me in on the word 'bussin' last week. He could give me the context to use it but not the basis for the word... is riding the bus cool? Are they busting heads but can't pronounce the T? He also told me about 'tea' which I guess makes sense if you're an old lady, gossiping over a nice cuppa! Ha! These kids... good thing I was never oddball like that!

[@jettqk1]

Well, at least now I understand the email I got from our local urgent care center this morning headlined: We're Spilling the Tea. (I'm 43, but I might as well be 93.)

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

Omg, yeet vibe check! Edit: Highlighter kids sound like skater boys.

[@Allyne42]

I love how sweet your kids are & willing to still sometimes make a contribution to the videos! Thanks, Lola!

[@nicoled9756]

Ponders.. do I keep learning Spanish or should I focus more on Gen Z 🤔

[@victorylovelace]

You guys are so freaking funny! 😂I definitely appreciate the translations. I have to Gen-Zers. 🤦🏽‍♀️Sometimes my daughter will say something and I’m like a deer in headlights.

[@victoriaoliver9958]

But I bet they don't know what "deer in the headlights" means lol!😂

[@rubiesofgold7698]

Same. I somehow got connected to Reddit and didn't understand half of what was going on. My 20 year old son instructed me to get off of it. 🤣

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Thanks for watching!

[@victorylovelace]

@@victoriaoliver9958 well, I taught my daughter some “ol’ timer” so she gets it. 😆

[@victorylovelace]

@@rubiesofgold7698 🤣🤣🤣

[@katkaplan3]

Soooo funny and relatable AND informative! I have 3 teens- 14, 17, 19 and I’m just clueless most of the time!

[@juzoli]

I remember we invented these phrases to sound cooler. And then it became too popular and everyone started using it, so it wasn’t cool anymore. So we had to invent new phrases. It was changing in few months, not even in years. It was pre-social media, so our town had our own language.

[@ElizabethDohertyThomas]

I AM STOKED THAT YOU HAD YOUR GEN Z KIDS GRADE YOU! Saved me from asking my GenZ kids who are very opinionated on older people trying to act like them... My fav: "that's old"... from 2019.... is totally tubular. 🤣😂

[@deeps6979]

And after this video, an entire generation of slang will be abandoned, lol.

[@user-jy1md7vk1w]

Yup. Spilling the teens' secret language to us adults! Ack! 😄

[@Kilo80Kilo]

I love how 'bet' is something Gen Z thinks they invented. We were using this term in the mid 90s. I'm sure we were not the first either.

[@priscillareviews4847]

We definitely don't think we invented it. Funny enough it's older folks like the creators of this video that credit it to us but in reality it's a lack of awareness of language use that's been around for years and years. Thanks for sharing your own experience with it!

[@Greenchileaddict]

Duuude. This video is tubular but the slang is like gag me with a spoon. 🤘

[@Astromancerguy]

As a high school teacher this was very helpful. Totally going to refer to the conservation of momentum equation as "the whole meal."

[@jessica8815]

It took me a few years to understand how to use “ghost” properly 🤣 and now it’s out dated 😂

[@davidkneitel1840]

I’m fifty four, do I get brownie points for knowing what no cap means? 😂😂😂

[@Dan-56]

That’s like reading a bad version of “Google Translate” 😆 ! I’m so glad the people I text with speak English……or we’re all just older than dirt 😳.

[@algomaone121]

Like, totally...

[@susanrussell8195]

Older than grass but younger than dirt.

[@kkgoth]

This is SO GOOD! so relatable! I’ll have to rewatch it with my 16yo when she gets home today so she understands the struggle 🤣💀 (bc apparently I’m cringy and use all the wrong emojis too 😂). Love you guys! (And your kids are the best too! ❤)

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Let us know what grade she gives us!

[@erinburke3314]

FActs. Same. My teen says I text too "formal"

[@kkgoth]

@@holdernessfamilylaughs I watched it again with her yesterday, she agrees with your daughter, solid B, well done 👍🏼 (although she still thinks we all way too cringy) 🤣💀

[@kkgoth]

Ah! And she recommended adding a few but I don’t think they are very “family friendly” 💀. She uses “girl boss” a lot too. 😂

[@kkgoth]

Greetings from Apopka, btw! 🤟🏼

[@kelseylaughmiller9508]

It's like a whole different language! The fact that I didn't know or understand the majority of that makes me feel very old (I'm 32), but I'm okay with that because that conversation sounded absolutely ridiculous.

[@airdrummer55]

I just saw you on TikTok and came here to see your kids reactions. I’m a boomer with a grown and on-her-own daughter. In her school days, I was the “cool mom” that her friends wanted to talk to when they didn’t think they could talk to their own parents. Those were fun times. I’ve been an empty nester for 14 years now and I really miss the company, the conversation and the slang of younger people. I could probably volunteer somewhere but being an introvert and ADHD positive makes it slow-going. In the meantime I’m going to watch more of your videos.

[@queenofputrescence5167]

With a high schooler and a college student in the house, I did understand at least half of that!

[@YoSpiff]

Well, I understood "ghosting".

[@shaynaformity1384]

Thank you! I thought the eyes looking left was side eye. Whew! People are being friendly and interested, not disapproving or contemptuous. So good to know.

[@TheCozyCinnamonRoll]

Yeet it out of the window? It is being defenestrated lol

[@alyona9977]

As someone who studies English everything start to make sense now 😂😂😅

[@rivkahdeabba4327]

I need this for real when talking in person with some younger coworkers.

[@robyns4096]

I"m going to have to watch this a dozen times before Spring Break when the 15yr old visits. I'm so LOST at almost 70!

[@lissaharre]

Thank you! My kids are not teenagers yet and still use English but my nephews and nieces speak this foreign language. I knew a couple phrases but this was no cap. 🔥🔥🔥

[@HaploStrong]

We need to make smart devices 21 & older so the kids learn to communicate normally first.

[@justpeachy4393]

I can't even imagine what my kids' slang will be 😆

[@natalylooper-mcintosh4121]

Listening to this was exhausting, but hilarious! Love your videos.

[@holdernessfamilylaughs]

Thanks for being here with us

[@exinilda]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 love the kids reactions. 🥰 sweet babies..

[@lisawoodruff1185]

Wait... 🍕 means I love you??? What is going on?!!!

[@fastfiddler1625]

Lost it at "periodt."

[@violetopal6264]

This reminds me of historians explaining victorian fan or book etiquette. 🤣 Teenagers never change

[@jadedcatlady]

So hilarious to see all these words, most of which I have indeed heard from my 16 year old.

[@twirly3472]

Same! Or maybe there’s slang for that.

[@twirly3472]

Bet!

[@lovindatJoan]

Rolling 😂 as a mom of teens 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tiffanyknight1514]

You're kids at the end...awesome!! 🤣

[@davidhall2569]

Penn "You're a whole meal too" 😂 that was smooth 👍😂

[@jamieluck6082]

I'm just going to keep saying "cool." It will surely come back around at some point.

[@jaime4890]

Omg thank you! I had no clue what those little shits that live with me were saying until now! It all makes sense now…

[@mandymiller8694]

Just last night my husband and I were listening to our 2 teenagers talk at dinner and we were so lost… this video is ‘toads’ spot on (oops that’s probably OLD too 😂)

[@SeraphinaoftheBayou]

I think it’s spelled “totes” as in totally (but I could be wrong)

[@SamanthaAnnettePhotography]

@@SeraphinaoftheBayou you're not wrong, it's totes.

[@bearhandsartfactory5716]

Love the kids grading you at the end!

[@MOthanMost]

😂the kids reactions were the best part

[@johnblackhead2384]

We’re doomed.

[@darlouthia5153]

😂😂😂 The voice over translation I’m ded

[@AeroGuy07]

I can finally communicate with my 14 year old daughter!

[@lydiadeere5668]

I am at level 4 excitement 😆

[@aparna8700]

Hahaha thank you for the much needed translation!