I Forced My Dad to Learn GEN-Z Slang

[@animetim]

Keep Arin and Dan away from your dad.

[@MonsterMasher137]

They’re just seeking the truth!!

[@kappykarpa]

Seeking daddy kisses 😘

[@thetruetruth100]

🤣

[@Hesitant_Alien04]

But they're trutth seekers!

[@TomMinnow]

Hey they would only consensually kiss Ethan's dad!

[@WillBinge]

That’s not your dad, you just time travelled

[@tatersoup]

Ethan is actually just Mark in another timeline and they somehow got in the same dimension 😂

[@sexytrashbag]

Guys please he looks like jacksepticeye

[@comicadubber1027]

There’s a guy named Mark and an Ethan sitting on a couch talking about how death is coming for us all. Yeah I’ve seen this somewhere before.

[@cozypotatogaming]

DONT DO THIS TO ME!!!!!

[@amandazurenda]

poonus pawnus? i cant remember the name, its on the tip of my nips.

[@OctopusOwl]

If I had a nickel for every

[@Meepers_the_Great]

Dude…….😂😂😂😂

[@salemfae]

Oh, I know this one! It's called [redacted] [redacted] !

[@spmnwrks]

4:55 ”I don’t want to do shot whiskey” yes, they’re definitely father and son

[@turntupmongoose]

that's exactly what i thought when his dad did that voice, it's so funny

[@gigidollo]

Came to the comments exactly at this moment lol

[@tabithad2720]

THATS THE SAME GUY

[@xx__wolfieandflooftastic__4941]

I WAS WAITING FOR THAT AND NEARLY DIED XDDD

[@e-pearlm]

his dad is basically the non ADHD version of him 😂

[@hopelessethan]

Ethan looks so much like his dad 😭

[@a_men_diet]

Not only they look alike but Ethan kinda has his dad voice but pitched up a bit 😂

[@nick6990]

Maybe because he’s his son

[@krymsonuchiha14]

Omg i agree!

[@hauz287]

Copy and paste. The eef genes are strawng.

[@catsgonom]

I would hope so. Otherwise his mother has some esplainin' to do..

[@Dan-B]

Your dad simply has no right to be this hot and young looking..

[@jaciw]

See…. I wasn’t gonna say it 🫣🫣

[@arekkusu0o]

💀

[@catchyname58]

he is just ethan but older and with beard

[@Meepers_the_Great]

⁠@@catchyname58ayepppp

[@Dragano717]

Would you say hes bee keeping age?

[@Besitos4Isaaa]

4:12 y'all.. he said skillet RIGHT

[@TomMinnow]

FIRST TRY I'm so proud :'-)

[@RandomInternetLozer]

Character growth!

[@sonia625]

not even skrillet or skittle or skurtle or skibidi 😂

[@chrystalbaker-savage7059]

RIGHT?! I gasped and pointed Ted at my tv to show my cat that Ethan recalled the word so effortlessly.

[@e-pearlm]

ah the Skrittle had graduated 😂

[@cryptidan]

pronouncing bffr 'beefer' from now on, thanks ethan's dad

[@ArtWithAWaddle]

please don't, that's aave

[@madiz4228]

@@ArtWithAWaddleit also has other connotations like… a cow that is for beef. Aave is not the only use ^^

[@jaciw]

@@ArtWithAWaddlehuh

[@xxcrimebruleexx]

@@jaciw most gen z "slang" is watered down aave. it's stolen from black people

[@xxcrimebruleexx]

@@madiz4228 i believe they mean "bffr" not "beefer"

[@penny.dreadful666]

Mark looks, sounds, and acts so similarly to Ethan. Ethan is like his clone.

[@tatersoup]

Ethan looks, sounds, and acts so similarly to Mark, you mean. 😂

[@Flierl94]

Ethan should do a follow up to this where he brings in some of his queer friends to test him on his knowledge of queer slang.

[@Flierl94]

If he fails, he gets his ally card permanently revoked.

[@anonymousalgorithm]

Holy fuck I saw the thumbnail and thought it was just an edited version of Ethan older, but NO the genetics are THAT STRONG.

[@viral4983]

Because, its weird to say but like, their noses, theyre identical. Ofc his dads is a little rounded but age does that to noses. Their eyebrows as well

[@leavemealoneimtired2185]

The resemblance of their eyes and smiles is uncanny, I also thought it was edited, the way my jaw dropped when I started the vid and realized it wasn't

[@reganmackenzie]

Hahaha I also thought it might’ve been just an edited older Ethan

[@juliarothstein]

4:55 his dad doing a funny little voice here… explains so much

[@InnocentOnPaper]

Your father said "Wife, copy and paste" and she did.

[@kristipearce4819]

😂😂😂 for real!!!

[@bautistabarabino5821]

Ethan DID NOT COOK with that "someone cooked" definition.

[@um2913]

Exactly! Who let him cook? smh 😂

[@IsopodsLoveIt]

Tbf, he was defining the sentence “somebody cooked here” Not just how we use the term “cooked” in general

[@tigershark_524]

Came here to say this lmao I was like "wut".....

[@crissy4445]

@@IsopodsLoveIt Yeah what Ethan defined it perfectly 'someone cooked here' has nothing to do with 'he cooked' or 'let him cook' they're totally different sayings??

[@ceuti]

Kennedy got merked was NOT a phrase I was expecting to hear in this video 😭😭

[@julieneff9408]

I'm gen X too, born in 74, and I knew all the gen z/millennial slang. Am I cool? Am I rad? Am I bitchin'?

[@nepituine]

Yes

[@WishGender]

I don't know. I don't know what cool is, and i was born in '03. The 'tism rizz does not seem to work in my case. If i say yes, it probably means you're not cool. So I'll go with a strong maybe.

[@cosmic7234]

As a young person it’s actually written in our contract we can’t call older generations cool, but you definitely get a gold star

[@salemfae]

Beyond radicalll 😎👉👉 (This is the opinion of a millennial/z cusp don't trust me)

[@mika-san8879]

straight up no cap my g (help idk how to use slang lol)

[@MrSchism]

Your dad's a couple tattoos away from looking like a guitarist who opens absolutely brutal moshpits.

[@I_tried_to_be_emo_and_failed]

Mark looks like how I'd imagine the tour manager for every groove metal band would

[@Burnt_toastyy]

I’m calling all of my friends Home-skrittle from now on

[@e-pearlm]

OMG THE SKRITTLE GANG \°^°/ 🤭

[@jayyallmon5485]

lol 😂I do say skrillet now because of that video 😂😂😊

[@e-pearlm]

@@jayyallmon5485 Definition of Skrittle: it is when you combine a Skittle and a skillet with magical Fairy dust and anf boom you get the magical and powerful Skrittle wand so now you to can taste the Rainbow from the comfort of your own home 😉👍

[@theanonymousmassochist.2838]

THE RESEMBLENCE!

[@chelesncheese]

he even did what i had previously thought was "the ethan voice"

[@abbyrose.00]

4:54 now we know where that voice comes from

[@KatieMiddlebrooks]

I loved that part....

[@kristipearce4819]

What if… you did one?😂

[@LeastToaster]

This explains everything, it's inherited

[@cyanscholar5498]

Home skillet? More like home skrittle

[@LeCowzen]

Hahaha umm I think you mean scibble 🤓

[@MILLlWATT]

@@LeCowzennah bud its *skildril 🤓

[@cyanscholar5498]

@@LeCowzen i think it might be called a skilturrel

[@d.sadster5684]

A SKITTLE!! Griddle? Skr- Skimmer? Scriddle!

[@HauntinglyAsh]

Also Ethan’s dad, the words started to be shortened because most of these were made online. So think back to texting and text limits, using minutes per word. Then later you got character limits on posts/comments. So ppl would shorthand words to be able to write more in a single post/comment. So not just laziness!

[@raynsmith6759]

I'm glad someone said this! People tend to not realize that language is ever evolving and is affected by so many things, like technology as you've already mentioned. Shortening words has actually happened for longer than our struggles with only being allowed so many characters for our phones. "Etc." is a great example that we know and is a shortened version of "et cetera". Not saying what you've stated isn't another valid cause for the shortening of words, but I think some tend to forget that these aren't new trends and that people are lazy, they're just partaking in the normal evolutions of language.

[@aniyilator]

​@@raynsmith6759Very well put! I love etymology, and it's really interesting to see how older words have morphed through the past few centuries.

[@raynsmith6759]

@@aniyilator Me too! I took a History of the English Language course in college and it was one of my favorite classes.

[@dawnthegoblin]

Also also some of them are adaptations from AAVE (African American vernacular English) that received widespread use thanks to POC creators using them around friends, such as bet, bussin, etc

[@WishGender]

I'd also suggest it being a result of game chat (for example, I imagine that Among Us chat is a big factor in the popularization of "sus") where you have to type quickly, so shortening words is a natural result of that

[@garyprime6983]

It’s always unsettling seeing people being themselves and open with their parents. Like I’ve never had a conversation about any of the topics/stories shared in this single video. But good for Ethan and his dad

[@Jessica-uo4qk]

My friends always seem surprised and remark how 'myself' I am around my parents, I guess at a certain age we just recognized we're all adults and dropped any self-edits. Honestly it's really nice, I hope more people one day feel comfortable being themselves around their folks - safety allowing of course, I'm very lucky that my parents are chill.

[@vixxcelacea2778]

@@Jessica-uo4qk That's generally what you are supposed to do. You're really close as kids, separate as teens and come back with a different relationship as adults. (provided you have good parents that you still want in your life)

[@Jessica-uo4qk]

@@vixxcelacea2778 sure, I just skipped step 2

[@kristipearce4819]

My mom was wound real tight when I was young. She ran a tight ship, as it were. Everything was clean, the kids did well in school, (unless you were me, in which case you got nagged relentlessly) words like ‘butt’ and ‘crap’ were considered the same as swearing. I worried my mom would be forever on my tail about not doing things with my kids the way she did with me. Instead, she praises my parenting style, assures me I’m a fantastic mom, encourages me in my creative pursuits, and adores my children. It took me a really long time to learn that my tightly controlled upbringing was done out of love. But she also recognizes that I, as a more relaxed parent, decided to do things differently, and that it’s okay. Thank you, momma!!❤

[@breannastrickland2393]

Yes! It totally doesn’t hurt my heart or anything lol

[@theverdantfern]

The Game Grumps trained me for this.

[@sexymrsphantom]

I’m a truth seeker

[@stupidbroad]

hop in line, pal

[@sunshinem.7741]

Hands down, best comment. Amen!

[@Meepers_the_Great]

Arin looms behind ominously 😂😂😂

[@Caprice_H]

The dads must be kissed!!

[@katkatmeoww]

mark thinking rizz was some kind of sti is so real of him

[@ShibblyWibbly]

It has "The Clap" vibes.

[@sunflowers_wren]

I absolutely love how ethan paints his nails

[@marthmallow7420]

same, there's something so timeless about a simple black nail polish

[@viral4983]

Ive seen a lot more guys painting their nails, to stop help nail chewing! It seems to be super good for this, idk if thats why he does it but adhd and fingernail chewing or picking goes hand in hand (adhd nail picker here lol)

[@WishGender]

@@viral4983i used to be a nail chewer, but when i got braces, it became too difficult to chew them and i gave up lmao💀

[@arima_song]

@@viral4983 I just pick the nail polish, lol

[@humanlegacy2165]

There's being your father then there's being Ethan from the actual future! 😂😂

[@nataliepetitt6996]

ethan and his dad are literally IDENTICAL it’s kinda trippy

[@0quin0]

It is, even the mannerisms like the neck scratch thing, where they look around the room

[@riccardopetrina4212]

There's a channel of guys in their mid 20s that taught me "no cap", "it's chalked", "you're stressin", "yee'd your last haw", "that's how it be".

[@Holols13]

‘Yee’d your last haw’ just sent me omg

[@InnocentOnPaper]

Okay I'm usually pretty good at keeping up, but wtf is chalked????

[@riccardopetrina4212]

@@InnocentOnPaper It's like throwing a game, or a race, because you feel like you can't win anymore. Basically, something happens where you're like "I lose, no way I can recover from this and win" or "it's chalked" for short. Yeah, on this channel called "The Losers" I discovered many phrases and words. I'm not American so I thought "I'm behind because I just don't live there".

[@riccardopetrina4212]

@@Holols13 When I first heard it, I was dying because it's such a funny way to say you're dead. It's the most American phrase currently that I know of

[@User_Error385]

@@InnocentOnPaperno idea

[@FelixFFern]

Eef's Dad is kindaaaaa you know.

[@sunflowers_wren]

Omg real

[@gen3r4lmills51]

something about a bee and a keeper

[@spinalchords2099]

(To the tune of stacy's mom) Ethan's dad, has got me down bad

[@heartpalette]

*dramatic gasp* YoU sAiD iT!!" 😂

[@akasketches8338]

I legitimately was so confused because in the thumbnail it looked like Ethan had used one of those aging filters and had made a skit with himself as his own dad

[@KatieMiddlebrooks]

"I don't want to do shot whiskey" Ethan's dad "What if you did want" Ethan 😂😂😂

[@chipcriz]

Bro doesn't have a mom his dad just straight performed mitosis

[@sunflowers_wren]

His dad's personality is so close to ethans

[@sairuhbby]

"going postal" wasn't just about postal workers losing their jobs, it was about the stress they were under AT the post office. before the rise of the Internet, a lot of folks used mail-order. meaning a variety of companies would send physical catalogues to EVERY address, then people would make orders via the mail, then the company shipped the order. that was a fck ton of mail. plus magazines used to be way more popular, and mail between regular people before email.

[@abbyb6958]

Holy shit Ethan’s dad is literally just Ethan in a few decades

[@Your0nlyLeahhh]

WE LOVE THE RANDOM CHILDHOOD DUMP FROM HIS DAD 😹

[@s_napps]

With all due respect, your dad is very freaking handsome. He seems like a really awesome man. I hope you do more stuff together. Give us wholesome content

[@BlackDragonQueen]

"You just don't have time to say the whole word" 😂

[@DanielLovesArt]

I really love how this feels like watching Ethan as a big kid seeking out all his fathers wisdom and knowledge, asking him all these different questions, and listening to his stories attentively. Very wholesome.

[@Nopeish]

don’t worry, Ethan Markiplier Nestor. we love that your dad is named after him too ♥️

[@SuperSlick1996]

"Touch grass" is strikingly similar to saying "take a hike."

[@jbaby362]

Now that's a hot dad

[@RamonDeeJay]

Oh Ethan, saying that someone “cooked” is basically saying “you did good” or “you nailed that”

[@dothedo3667]

That's the new use/definition. Then theres whatever he was talking about. But can we just go back to it meaning you're screwed?

[@RamonDeeJay]

@@dothedo3667 but why make “cooked” mean screwed again when the term you used’ screwed, is already so perfect!

[@rororowan]

​@dothedo3667 no you see it does still mean that too, it's just the difference between saying "they cooked (verb)" or "they are cooked (adjective)" if someone cooked then they did a good job, if they are cooked then they're screwed LOL

[@lillianrose17]

its both so odd to me yet refreshing whenever I see genuine and open interactions between a kid and their parent. This is so wholesome and lovely to watch

[@Coolplayed]

I've never seen Ethan's dad before

[@CuriosityKitty-j5j]

Me neither, they look so much alike

[@OctopusOwl]

Dad’s got that same handome gene

[@Xepherya]

"Bet" is AAVE, Ethan.

[@olilickz]

for a second i thought that mark is a deepfake but theyre just THAT similar

[@teh_rogueartist6480]

Ethan's dad looks like the professor from Pokemon Violet and I cant unsee it

[@aashkachavda7505]

12:35 holy shit you see ethan do that EXACT type of quip in his videos,, even their mannerisms are an exact mirror of each other jesus

[@aniyilator]

Got it from his daddy

[@Ethywethy]

Alternate title: ethan goes forward in time to talk to his old self

[@brandiwyne]

his dad's shirt is a great example "don't yuck my yum" . "don't rain on my parade" . "don't steal my thunder" . "don't steal my spotlight" . "don't take my sunshine" . all the same lol

[@therainbowcat3]

ethan's dad looks like a perfect blend of ethan and sean

[@snjert8406]

"Why don't you say what you mean?" As a neurodivergent dingus, YES PLEASE.

[@Katrinalotrfan]

Ethan telling Google to stop made Google turn my tv off...i think counterproductive to the typical KZbinrs goal 😆

[@animetim]

When eef covered his face with the paper I thought he was still talking at first, but it was his dad talking lol

[@eeelinot]

Whaat it was???? I totally thought it was eef

[@57leafpear29]

Just wanna say, most of the things people say are "Gen Z slang" or "brainrot" like Rizz, are actually AAVE(African American Vernacular) and have been appropriated into memes

[@fairyfied92]

I love that the alternative for homeslice is home scriddle. No wait. skrittle- skittle- ski- skim- ski- ska- skrittle? No that’s not it. Skib- skir- skit- skil- skilltree -squiltre- SKILLET *dies*

[@he4rt5]

13:32 "bet? can i get it in a sentence?" "bet"

[@ruikeraka8008]

Honestly dad, solid advice. If everyone could just say what they mean, everything would be so much easier :')

[@teejaykaye]

I’ll never forget the whiplash of hearing someone call someone else a simp in the MASH tv show. I just didn’t think the term was that old.

[@jbaby362]

That's wild, who called who a simp?

[@aniyilator]

Yes it's old as hell. It also never really went away--its one of those things where people randomly blew it up out of nowhere

[@mead0ws0vergrown]

yeah they use the word simp im friends too and it gave me whiplash

[@jecx_hype]

Ethan’s dad is actually gorgeous omg

[@rigidpixil]

Ethan peer pressuring his own father 4.5 minutes in is kinda funny

[@normalbonez]

noticing you do the same funny lil voice as your dad!! very wholesome

[@cyberjackal774]

Omg the resemblance! Especially in the eyes.

[@MarkWilliams-v6o]

The way that half of the ‘gen z slang’ was actually aave

[@grate.dcheese9083]

Ive read alot on that and the history of white subcultures absorbing and taking over parts of POC cultures recently (for example: the 'gay slang' all originates from drag queens and AAVE) especially the gentrification and colonization of AAVE. I find it fascinating that more people within these subcultures don't know the origins of their language

[@aniyilator]

The "hip" stuff is always derived from minority ethnic groups, so it really extends to fashion, dances, musical genres and lots of other things as well

[@nikaduhaney6790]

I was looking for this comment!glad someone said it

[@mollyblewer7424]

i watch youtube before bed to help my anxiety and here ethan is reminding me death is certain in the first 10 seconds hahaha keeping me on my toes

[@wcat03blu]

As a gen z, I'd say I use most of these terms ironically too. I think gen alpha are the ones to use stuff like "bussin" and "rizz" unironically.

[@Stravvberries]

The genes are STRONG in the Nestor family tree

[@tenspretty]

sounds like "going postal" is the equivalent to crashing out

[@WishGender]

9:17 so yes and no. I think a lot of shortened slang probably comes from online/in-game chats, since things like tweets have character limits, and you have to type quickly in game chats, so abbreviations naturally evolve from there.

[@mars111]

ethans dad is giving him the blueprint on how to look good when hes older fr

[@RedMoonCreates]

Ethan looks like his dad so much. Ngl seeing his dad I know Eef is gonna age gracefully

[@kb470]

Ethan should have said "home skrittle"

[@kaylamorgan9597]

Realizing that Ethan looks most like the parent he’s with. I’m the same way

[@mead0ws0vergrown]

great googly moogly that’s ethan’s dad👀

[@wantstolive]

Holy hell!! I legit thought for a moment that this was some kind of sketch and he was playing himself and then his dad, just in costume. They look sooooo much alike. 😳

[@officialjawline]

No because I’ve had the worst death anxiety and then you say this😭

[@echo-pe3iv]

those genes are fucking STRONG they look and sound like the same person at different ages

[@Blebstinchen]

Ethan’s dad is definitely bee keeping age

[@claire9168]

That's got to be so comforting knowing that you're going to age like fine fine wine

[@bayleelee2938]

You and your dad look so much alike it’s INSANE!!!! LOOKS LIKE HE JUST CLONED HIMSELF??? WE NEED TO SEE PICS OF YOUR DAD AT YOUR AGE!!!!!!

[@smolaliengirl]

Your dad is actually truly genuinely COOL. Seems cool af to hang with, bro is chill, and he gets it. He just gets it. And also he did great!!!! He got so many right!!!!!!! He's connected af

[@Genus_trifolium]

WOAH I DIDN'T EXPECT THEM TO LOOK SO SIMILAR

[@CaseyBowman7]

ethan seems to have such a good bond with his dad! I love that they can be silly together, like thats his dad AND his best friend

[@froggerdoesart1932]

ITS LIKE LOOKIN IN A MIRROR

[@_korbo_]

Your dad's a cool dude, I loved this video, it was very fun and wholesome. Much love to both of you.

[@Isa-wq6kf]

well you're definitely not adopted

[@ReveliaJ]

Solid beekeeper right there

[@tieKITE]

I love these videos with your dad! He has such a great personality and you two really shine together :)

[@dinanesje6461]

Is your dad single

[@littlemissmad5730]

Like, how wrong is it that I’m lowkey attracted to both of them? 😬😅

[@dinanesje6461]

@@littlemissmad5730 no because same.

[@littlemissmad5730]

@@dinanesje6461 🤣💀

[@viral4983]

Idk if im attracted to him, or want to look like him

[@ninaisnl]

@@viral4983why not both 💋

[@markipliertrash1562]

HI ETHAN'S DAD 👋🏾😁

[@ratroach2184]

19:37 he said it so confidently 😭 he really hit that eureka🤓☝️ moment 😂😂

[@clairgamr9814]

Using the lawnmower guy as the example of GOAT is the most dad thing to ever dad in the existence of dad 😂😂😂

[@Mewz123]

It's crazy how many mannerisms Ethan gets are apparently from his dad, omg.... They're literally the same.

[@Sunkensunn]

I absolutely love watching Ethan and his dad interact. Also laughing at ‘going postal’ i feel like thats still commonly used in aus

[@carter57_]

Thats funny cuz as another Aussie watching this, it was the first time I actually learnt what going postal meant and had heard it

[@Sunkensunn]

@@carter57_ really? Thats wild. I swear Ive heard it my whole life. Saying that i never heard “im not here to f**k spiders” until about 2014 but apparently people still say that fairly regularly

[@CuriosityKitty-j5j]

I love how Mark says at the end for younger ones to say what they mean when he still says all of his slang . Byt the way Ethan " Sus" is an older slang word used it for years 😊 .would love to meet the rest of your family.

[@minkerverse]

it’s CRAZY how much ethan and his dad look alike his moms genetics got absolutely obliterated

[@sunflowers_wren]

I love the vibe of this vid already