Struggling to understand Gen Z Slang

Millennials struggle to understand Gen Z kids... Bet
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[@freddym99]

Me: "I will never be like those old people complaining about everything" Also me listening to gen-z slang: *angry old man noises*

[@schattentaenzerin]

"Get off my damn lawn with your crazy talk!" 🧓🏼

[@donsnow8737]

Hugh angry old man noise!! Like he he!! Or no soup for you!!!!

[@marc21256]

@@schattentaenzerin "Get off my lawn" is soo boomer. It's "get off my groomed locally sourced no-water no-chemical outdoor edible garden and greenspace"

[@ijutsu2438]

It's degenerate slang

[@egizikid]

I understood nearly all of it 😅 although I don’t tend to use much of that slang

[@lemonsniffs]

Translation: _GenZer:_ "I'm finna get a PC glow up, mine's high key sus, it's literally slower than a boomer and the lag is dead ass so cringe" -> "I'm trying to buy a better setup, mine is trash, crazy slow, and the lag is really bad." "I was playing Valorant last night and was such bad vibe" -> "[...] and it was such a bad experience." "If I get one more L I'm gonna yeet it out a window no cap" -> "If I lose one more game, I'm going to throw my PC out the window, seriously." _More GenZer:_ "CEO of misunderstanding me much, I literally just said I want to glow up my setup, as in I want to be a whole ass snack" -> "You are not getting me at all, I literally just said I want to get a better setup, as in I want to have/be the really best one around." "I want us to be the OTP, because right now we're absolute dog water." -> "I want it to be the perfect PC for me, because mine right now is trash." _Even more GenZer, obviously not getting her snack:_ "It's the actual audacity for me, you need to take several seats right now." -> "That's incredibly rude, you need to apologize right now." *The Almighty joins the realm* _GenZer's weak response:_ "This chuggey ass store is currently serving me complete incompetence. I'm about one second away from posting a video that'll cancel you all so severely that the planet you're all responsible for killing is going to succumb to global warming before you financially and socially recover unless someone glows up my setup right now." -> "This out of date store is serving me with complete incompetence. I'm about to post a video that will ruin your reputation so severely that Earth will succumb to global warming before you financially and socially recover. Unless someone gives me a better setup right now." _The Almighty's resolution:_ "Bet, you're just looking for a glow up I got you." -> "Really? You're just looking for a better setup? I got you. "This right here is the absolute chill zdaddy of rigs, iconic drip, if I do say so myself. And the graphics card on this absolutely slaps it's basically snatched, I literally stan. -> "This right here is the absolute best PC rig. Iconic appearance, if I do say so myself. And the graphics card on this is absolutely amazing. It's a steal, I love this PC." _GenZ, defeated but served:_ "Period. I'll take it." -> "We're done, I'll take it." _Mic Drop Man:_ "Sweet, just hover some plastic." -> "Great! Just swipe your card." "Gucci" -> "Awesome."

[@tomgray5317]

Thanks 👍 have no idea how any of this relates to the original meaning.

[@diamondfox7630]

How did you learn this translation black magic? I cant even understand it, and I'm part of Generation Z.

[@lemonsniffs]

@@diamondfox7630 UrbanDictionary and not being a native English speaker :D I constantly need to learn the language anyway, adapting to some weird phrases isn't much more complicated as it is already challenging, lol

[@theladyamalthea]

Thank you for this!! I had NO idea what all that Gen Z slang meant, despite having two teens, because mine don’t talk like that.

[@MH-hu5pi]

Thanks you the almighty! I was looking for you captain

[@D4C_Gaming]

As a member of Gen Z, I, too, do not understand the language of my generation.

[@lovatojonasfan1]

Same like what does “no cap” even mean?

[@aaausername]

same

[@D4C_Gaming]

@@lovatojonasfan1 fantastic question

[@yowzki7284]

@@lovatojonasfan1 it means he/she's honest or not liying

[@UssrSOLDER]

IK

[@gp9534]

As a millennial, I understood like 93% of what was said but I don't think I could talk back to them using the same words. I finally understand first gen kids of immigrants who understand their parent's native tongue but can't speak it.

[@Wrldfait]

Generations are fake as shit it has no scientific basis at all yet so many people think its real I was born in 95 and have so much in common with 97 & early 00s babies than the oldest millennials lets stop this label bs

[@karami8844]

Same here. 😅

[@hefeibao]

A great way to phrase it.

[@JiayangFan-zj8mt]

laughed so hard on last sentence

[@michalbotor]

i'm also millennial, but my understanding is far worse. english is not my mother tongue but i spend most of my day using it. the only reason why i understand anything is because i like to watch youtube and twitch, so i pick up words like: simp, sus, or stan. but man it's hard to keep up. 😅

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

I haven't felt old in a while. Thanks.

[@Nairozet]

It didn't trigger the "i'm old" feeling. Just the "WTF?" feeling.

[@supmichael]

You shouldn't really. I'm a teenager and even I was confused by a bunch of the things that were said

[@Kiatrasi]

For real? I didn't feel old watching this, I felt like a normal human being in comparison to the girl :P

[@demonkingbadger6689]

You havent lived until the first time someone ask you: do you have any children or GRANDCHILDREN? 🥺

[@Hitomankiri]

yeah , no normal gen z speaks like that

[@lmotaku]

As a 33 year uncle, I understood everything being said, but I didn't want to.

[@real_emsuma]

@Skrittles wait WHAT??? you dont have a cellphone? how do you check your messages?? with a letter or what

[@jahigains9201]

I'm 29 and all I can say is amen brother

[@EmpteeBluffs]

I understood all of it but wanted to kill myself as well

[@FuZzOtagE]

@@real_emsuma there is no need for messages. Make a call, go actually talk to people irl. Cellphones and thier integration with antisocial media is the root of the degredation of society in many aspects. There is liberation in not having access to one. People can wait..and they will. Not all responses must be immediate....except when living in the now, which you will be doing so much more of without a constant blinking notification at your side. Try it. :)

[@imboredandproud9686]

As a 15 year old i understood nearly none, aint no one talk like that.

[@metaljunkie8393]

As a Gen Z, I never talked like this, but goddamn it, when you have mates that do talk like this, you ironically use their slang for the meme. Next thing you know, “no cap” and “dog water” is used at least once a day with me now 😂

[@rudysettles2077]

It's just ppl stealing black slang. Nothing new

[@average__height8033]

@@rudysettles2077 black slang

[@jeremiahsteninger7034]

​@@rudysettles2077 I had heard something like that a good while back. Something about some of the "new slang" being things that black people used decades ago?

[@rudysettles2077]

@@jeremiahsteninger7034 Not decades. They still use it but as usual culture vultures cant stop appropriating from blacks.

[@jeremiahsteninger7034]

@@rudysettles2077 gotcha

[@veetour]

In 200 years, people will be speaking a language that will be a lot different from what we speak today.

[@aaausername]

what we speak today will sound like Shakespearean by then

[@c.shannon3914]

This is definitely the case. But that is totally normal. Our vocabulary and way of speaking is completely different than it was 200 ago as well. But its definitely getting less structured and more slangy.

[@tumatauenga6433]

New English. Drop an old testament beat

[@sazikanebaldimor2386]

in emojies most likely

[@WelcomeFellow]

How do you know that, you are a time travler dont you?!! I found out your secret, you cant hide and you cant change the future by manipulating the past!!!!11 Not on my watch. NOT ON MY WATCH!!!!111

[@Darth_Baggins]

I’m actually a bit shocked that Rowan didn’t just pause, say “You’re a girl,” and then run out the loading bay doors again.

[@DarkLordMorningstar]

Since this is a customer and not a regular part of the environment; she's clearly out of his league and he's made his peace with that. 😎

[@sleevman2307]

she's a kid

[@JS-rv3et]

nah we haven't had good bored in a while same for the other shows the budget and production has gone up sure but they lost that....... that spark they used to have

[@notchedbandit]

Maybe because she's supposed to be a lot younger than him, so he doesn't sexualize her.

[@TheMan-Man]

"You can't just keep running off, you're the manager!"

[@albratgaming2348]

I just loved the end part... "I'm 32.." , "i'm 29... You are old" , "Fuck you!" I actually laughed at that one. But I'm 42 this year and I agree with the "fuck you" at ellie for that !! lol

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

I like how he responded with "I feel so f*** you!"

[@novtalath]

Slightly older but I feel you... Have to go wipe my screen from my drink now :D

[@fireblade295]

I was more surprised Allie's 29. If that is her age, she looks way younger.

[@aaroncousins4750]

Yes. We heard them.

[@ronpetersen2317]

I am over 50 now my response would be "well duh" to her.

[@instantramen4588]

I hate how I understoof everything she said lol

[@MMYpvzh]

Wish you'd also understanf basic English my man💀

[@raisul4436]

How in the fuc- you know what not gonna question it

[@sambreyer7344]

@@raisul4436 Context is key

[@funnybobjr]

My friend recently said “blicky finna bark” in a group message and I understood it completely but also realized that no one else that I work with would know what tf that means.

[@ThePotatoLord1003]

What on earth and pluto does that mean?

[@sahave5042]

I spend a lot of time online, but what the hell did that mean like I can’t even get the meaning of one of the words

[@thisguy7227]

@@sahave5042 they're going to shoot their gun.

[@GabeWatchesAnime]

I'm assuming Blicky is the name of a dog? I'm guessing finna means "about to" or like "gonna" or "going to" idk why won't they just say "gonna" instead. Its the same number of letters and both have 2 syllables. So in conclusion, it means "Flicky is gonna Bark."

[@thisguy7227]

@@GabeWatchesAnime blicky is a gun finna is about to, bark is make noise.

[@Hypn00Toad]

I mean, all of us knew rowan has the mind of a 10 year old, so why is anyone surprised he understands their language?

[@puercopotter32]

Good point.

[@THESLICKNESSEDM]

burnnnnnnnn

[@josecastelo7105]

The perfect man for the job. He nails the demographics.

[@SvartTK]

10 year olds would actually be the youngest Zoomers. The oldest ones can be, depending on specific definitions, up to ~30 years old.

[@leagueoflegendsclipsforfun9640]

I fell Old now am only 18 and i didt not know what she was saying

[@kentrolla]

Honestly if it wasn't for Rowan's superior customer service skills in dealing with a variety of different customers, Playtech would have closed down a long time ago.

[@hellborne7995]

Especially during the Karen epidemic.

[@mreese8764]

Skills like giving away free notebooks?

[@kentrolla]

@@mreese8764 it's not Rowan's fault that the sign was misleading. Adam must have misprinted it.

[@mreese8764]

@@kentrolla Rowan would live to have you as an employee 😄

[@kentrolla]

@Tanjiro Kamado I believe the customer was at fault here for agreeing to the cost of the plastic bag?

[@jamesg696]

I fell over laughing when he asked “who’s Stan?”

[@NostraDavid2]

I still think its funny how Eminem caused that meme, years after he dropped the song.

[@cowfishblobfish]

I'm in the same generation but my understanding in slangs stopped at the word Rizz. Just found out what that meant like a month ago

[@jayman94fly]

Ratchet

[@mr.neverrest3699]

isn't rizz like, how good you are at flirting?

[@MeLMeLMox]

@@mr.neverrest3699 chil dazzdy of rizz He meant this PC is better than other PC's

[@cheeseboogar]

Same my slang glossary stops at rizz because i have never seen that word thrown around. Must be a tiktok thing

[@thefoodguycooking]

@@cheeseboogar Nah, Gen Z uses it in regular vocabulary now, I’m apart of this generation but I just learned what it meant less than a month ago

[@Garthur0]

The fact that Rowan knows any "gen-z" slang is funny, yet the fact that he can only mention the same things he's always talking about when selling pc stuff is funnier...

[@MisterLobb]

He started checking out the dark (mode) web earlier this year. Maybe he picked it up there

[@felironmaden1429]

Don't forget, he's a model. He needs to be up on all the hip lingo.

[@Timmahh85]

Rowan always got the answer when a customer comes in and ask for something specific. Just remember the flat clicker :)

[@rocren6246]

I can't be sure the girl understands Rowan's slang. Maybe she's just pretending to understand.

[@khoin1992nguyen]

Rowan has a niece, he probably picked up from her conversation.

[@matthewblank7691]

Listening to her felt to me like listening someone that speaks a similar language to mine but a one that I don't know. For example Polish and Czech. I could figure out what she was talking about from context but wouldn't be able to "translate" it word for word.

[@ovori6399]

sam jesteś pusty

[@SolidSnake59]

Same here :D. If I met her f2f I would question my ability to speak English.

[@jansabela5291]

Souhlas

[@turtleCalledCalmie]

Mydli mydli

[@cholo_nicholasdauz5758]

I regret understanding her completely hahaha

[@GrechStudios]

All of these comments really speak to the story every generation must face: the relevance we feel in our youth, to the humility we acquire in our age.

[@pgc6290]

I am just at 0:18 but the UK INFLUENCE IS SOOOO MUCHHHHH. It tells you how much influencers matter, till now us influencers were popping but now UK are.

[@Astral4820]

The little interaction between Ellie and Adam at the end made me laugh more than the skit itself

[@skollaxer9168]

literally exact same thing for me too

[@lorddrakkon1813]

Dude, same. Love the little f u Adam drops haha

[@Astral4820]

@@lorddrakkon1813 best part of the whole thing

[@TheGigaMan]

Same LMAO

[@BurningNight314]

Adam breaking character mid sentence caught me so off guard

[@Kingofredeyes]

What got the biggest laugh for me out of this skit? "I'm 32" "I'm 29 you are old" "I feel so...fuck you" I'm dead

[@jaypee9575]

The ONLY laugh. The rest made me cringe and that's using one of their words.

[@Paxmax]

*cry laugh* small correction: "I'm 29... you ARE old".. ooof the gut puches she deals.

[@nickkohlmann]

@@jaypee9575 That's been part of the goal tho

[@aggressivesewerpipe6290]

@@jaypee9575 that was their goal to make you cringe cause the new generation is nothing but that

[@lorax8172]

yes, the best part of the skit. Ellie killed it

[@TheMarionick]

Everything she said was horrendous and accurate. Well done.

I literally stan for this video. Must have watched it dozens of times!

[@Leto85]

I love it how Rowan, who is literarily the oldest of the bunch, speaks Gen Z fluently.

[@lillooseleaf9292]

Aave is where "gen z" slang has came from.

[@CuriousPassenger]

yeah, he speaks Gen Z so well as if he is a native Gen Z speaker

[@Hadesfirst]

@@lillooseleaf9292 lol half of that shit comes from the gaming community so I highly doubt that. I am old too, but understand everything because I game.

[@lillooseleaf9292]

@@Hadesfirst ??? If you were actually interested in learning about black culture you would know most of these terms are from aave, only thing that comes to mind thats from gaming culture is stuff like "dog water". which isn't even popular outside of 12 year olds saying that stuff to insult someone. I would like to see more examples of terms coming from the gaming community.

[@EmpteeBluffs]

@@lillooseleaf9292 alot of it isnt aave but some of it is

[@benzstevox6395]

For as much as Rowan's management skills are lacking, he's actually really competent at dealing with customers

[@TheShyoto]

Peter principle at work. He probably got promoted in the first place for being really good with customers, but that didn't translate to being a good manager.

[@akatsuki6371]

@@TheShyoto no, he and Alex got hired at the same time.

[@InokHistorix]

@@akatsuki6371 Alan. They mentioned it in one of the sketches

[@fatalexception1269]

Yes, he has an especially good rapport with that Hamish fellow.

[@TPKPatchy]

he got promoted because he said "I'll do it" first

[@domjohn7512]

I’m a gen z and I literally didn’t understand any of what they said🤣

[@simplicityd8703]

I can kinda make it out

[@simplicityd8703]

@@Wrldfait just fun to say im gen z! im gen x! just a little thing

[@Wrldfait]

You’re nothing because generations are completely made up pseudoscience

[@bombintheseeinq]

@@simplicityd8703 Same, but that's because I had sub on

[@ritzrandom5551]

Especially "cheugy"

[@r.allenposchii9082]

That was amazing the fact that I Kew what you were talking about like 90% of the time lol.

[@VikorLive]

For me, the most fun part is how competetent Rowan actually is when it comes to customer service :p

[@wij2012Gaming]

Except for when he isn't. lol

[@alonsoarana5307]

*Sad Hamish noises*

[@user-tl2sj1ii1w]

Наверное поэтому он главный?

[@PD-uw6kf]

I believe hamish will disagree haha

[@markjosephbacho5652]

Except when the customer is Hamish lol

[@lolio5979]

Shocking how Rowan actually understood her and no one else. This explains why he ignores other people cause he always feels out of place. Now that he found someone else with the same language, he can feel more confident in himself.

[@Vardraq]

Follow-up is him going on a 1year study to understand himself what just happened.

[@Thesnowyman]

Lore?

[@Thunda1986]

He spends alot of time on reddit

[@nef.a2438]

but i want rowan to be stupid hahahaha i hoping rowan also doesn't know hahahaha

[@camradrip3730]

Well. He know what the flat cliker is. Compared to this Z-slang is a piece of cake.

[@DelonHoMusic]

The fact it’s mixed with New Zealand accent just made it the more funnier 🤣 I’ve always thought the Gen Z slang is just an American thing lol 🙈

[@dapidminiAiki]

I guess that's why Rowan gets to be the manager

[@lawnmowerman7]

she needs to say "literally" more often. and also use: "personally", "genuinely", "honestly" and/or "to be honest" in every sentence

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Or whatever the fuck hits different means. I'll hit you different.

[@kingbonza]

Don't forget Like.

[@yunofun]

Cant just use literally more often, have to also use it incorrectly.

[@Bilanthri]

You're about 10 years off.

[@lawnmowerman7]

@@Bilanthri honestly?

[@parthbansal2775]

Rowan: "its the pay cuts for me" Ellie _making $100 an hour_ : *Oh no....anyway*

[@jk2l]

She will get paycut to 200

[@andrewshepherd1633]

@@jk2l She will not stand for it! She knows she didn't live up to Playtech standards and won't take a paycut unless it's $300 an hour.

[@Danny_mahi]

Currently she's getting paid 180, when the pay cut happens she will make it to 400. The only person who gets hyped for pay cuts is Ellie.

[@TheEllod]

MORE MORE MORE OF THIS.

[@galacticagamer2000]

I feel like Gen Z slang is a whole different language 😂😂😂

[@binhhoangle889]

Rowan is such a manager. Never seen him struggled dealing with any types of customer.

[@zhan2780]

it would be easier to find a customer struggling to deal with Rowan. (Hamish)

[@dtczyk8976]

That’s why he is the manager!

[@mynameisspike4086]

He can even handle Karen's.

[@rutgerdemuelenaere2363]

@@mynameisspike4086 The coven of Three Karens was too much for him though, that required a supercharged Allen leading Rowan and Adam is a chant (correct me if I'm wrong on the details).

[@shrujanamsyama9940]

@@rutgerdemuelenaere2363 Rowan also struggles with the Hot customer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2nMenmInJKSqZY

[@DarbsRUs]

I'm not even that old, but I find this scarily relatable. It's pretty sad when you need to resort to Google to understand what someone is saying.

[@Adam_Bosscoe]

I had to Google last night to figure out that people use BSF to mean Best friend. I'm 27, what happened to BFF??

[@silverash896]

poor arabic people, they need to open google translator to understand english

[@DarbsRUs]

@@Adam_Bosscoe That's news to me too!

[@yomofoindahouse]

@@Adam_Bosscoe probably that one is not Forever?

[@felisasininus1784]

@@Adam_Bosscoe Best shitting friends. People you go shit with. I think

[@johnsonctroy]

the rebranding of this is crazy!

[@adityarajsingh6639]

Thank you for the captions

[@4nimatrix924]

For those that are struggling, here's a translation given the context: Adam: "Hi there can I help you" Gen-Z: "Yes I'm finna get a pc glow up" ( Yes, I'm lookin for an upgrade ). "Mine's high key sus" ( Mine's really SUSpicious ). "It's literally slower than a boomer" ( It's literally slower than a boomer *its as slow as your grandad* ), "and the lag is dead ass so cringe" ( and the lag is seriously so cringe ). "I was playing Valorant last night" ( I was playing Valorant last night ), "and was such a bad vibe" ( and the vibe just wasn't it/wasn't fun ). "If I get one more L" ( if I (L)ose one more time ), "I'm gonna yeet it out a window no cap" ( I'm gonna throw it out a window not even lying ). Adam: "Oh yeet uh, I don't think we have any yeets in stock and - is that -" Gen-Z: "Uhm CEO of misunderstanding me much" ( Uhm CEO of "do you understand the words that's coming out of my mouth" ~Chris Tucker (Rush Hour 1) ), "I literally just said I want to glow up my set up" ( I literally just said that I want to upgrade my pc set up ), "as in I want it to be a whole as snack" ( as in I want it to play/look good and appealing ). "I want us to be the OTP" ( I want us to be on the same page (work together) ), "because right now we're absolute dogwater" ( because right now you're trash/sht/garbage ). Adam: *calls and asks Ellie for help* Ellie: *INvisible confusion* Gen-Z: *visible confusion* "Uhm it's the actual audacity for me" ( THE DISRESPECT OF THIS BXTCH ), "You need to take several seats right now" ( SIT YO ASS DOWN right now, YU STOOPID ). Rowan: *Why do I hear boss music* Gen-Z: "This cheugy ass store is currently serving me complete incompetence" ( The service of this basic/out of date ass store is completely incompetent ). "I'm about one second away from posting a video that'll cancel you all" ( I'm about this end yall's whole career (make it irrelevant/dismiss) ), "So severely that the planet you're all responsible for killing is going to succumb to global warming before you financially and socially recover" ( we boutta die to global warming before yall recover socially/financially ). "Unless someone glows up my set up right now" ( unless yall incompetent mofos help me upgrade my set up right now ). Rowan: "Bet..." ( OK/For sure/Got You/Understand ) "You just lookin for a glow up I got chu" ( You just looking for an upgrade, I got you ). "This right here is the absolute chill zaddy of rigs" ( This right here is the absolute fine/handsome/best of the best rig for you set up ), "Iconic drip if I do say so myself" ( with immense swag if I say so myself ), "and the graphics card on this absolutely slaps its basically snatched" ( and the graphics card on this absolutely good, its basically on point ). "I literally stan" ( I'm literally obsessed ). Gen-Z: "Period. I'll take it" ( End of discussion. I'll take it ). Rowan: "Sweet just hover some plastic" ( sweet just hover your card for payment ). "Gucci" ( cool/awesome/great ). "It's the paycuts for me" ( Adam you're now under $4.20 per hour. Ellie you're going down to $99.99 from a $100 ). Edit: Here's short explanations for some of the slang. Does Gen-Z really talk these way? YES and NO. YES, they use these slangs but NO I doubt they use it in a way like in the video. Some of the slang in the video feels somewhat forced to fit the narrative but still makes sense nonetheless. -Drip is the modern version of swag: typically refers to one's style (such as clothing/personality/music) as being cool and stylish. "Yo, that guy's fit is drippin hot 🔥 🥵" -Cringe: refers to being an embarrassment, people associate it when someone/thing acts/say that makes em feel ashamed or awkward. *if you download tiktok you'll find a lot of cringeworthy videos there* -SUS: popularized as a term in the game Among us. It's a short word for SUSpect/SUSpicious. It when someone/thing seemed untrustworthy/dishonest/questionable. *walking on a dark street* "Yo, this place is hella sus" -Stan: from Eminem's song 'Stan' where it was about being an obsessive person, hence it became a slang for obsession.

[@Nyante]

Thank u kind stranger!

[@Sainaa0425]

good job

[@FrizFroz]

Cheers! Honestly just needed to read what she was saying without the explanation, it was harder to follow with the accent.

[@xenjira]

I understood everything besides the word finna 😂

[@athousandlives7231]

The only thing that bothers me is that does „it‘s the paycuts for me“ really work here? The paycuts he‘s about to give them stand out most for him? Sounds strange. Wouldn’t a simply sassy „it‘s the utter incompetence for me“ flowed a lot nicer? 🤔

[@GrandHeresiarch]

Poor Adam, he just wants to help.

[@crusaderadrift5138]

The slang in this clip is easier than the accents.

[@nasirdjedi8962]

this is actually a good representation because hearing it in australian accent makes it nearly incomprehensible to anyone who knows this slang

[@raven4k998]

I love how they almost destroyed the store with their incompetence🤣🤣🤣

[@shawnberriman7336]

New Zealand accent, not Australian.

[@jonnaking3054]

it seems like everyone speaks with an over exaggerated British or Australian accent these days tho. I don't mean like the ones I remember as a child , it's like super over exaggerated. Like the word "person" is always "puuuhhhh-son" and "perfect" is "puuhhh-fect" or if they REALLY wanna exaggerate it they will say "pahhh-fect". And oh boy do they love emphasizing that intrusive 'r'

[@jonnaking3054]

@@raven4k998 A true Zoomer would never set foot inside an actual STORE and interact with PHYSICAL cashiers tho, they'd do it all online... They never even leave their house lol..."leaving the house is so GIGA CRINGE"

[@nasirdjedi8962]

@@shawnberriman7336 same thing

[@Vermouth_19]

Okay, who wrote this skit and how much research did it take to assemble those words? I have questions 😂

[@alexandrul.9910]

you just need to be a gamer to understand most of what she says, its just gamer slang. Or more like Multiplayer gamer slang.

[@jed1nat]

No it's not lol.

[@LemuriaGames]

@@alexandrul.9910 Not for anyone who started playing games in something like the last decade or before.

[@neowolf09]

@@LemuriaGames so it's gen Z gamer slang.

[@the_SolLoser]

@@neowolf09 my nephew speaks like that, but he's not much of a gamer. He's a "sk8r boi." I think it's just gen Z slang in general.

[@nairocamilo]

"BET." - Rowan Can you find a script more inspiring than this? I highly doubt it.

[@Zargabaath]

Would've been 100x funnier if he said "Big bet."

[@Sharpshooter649]

He just gave her a box of bricks 😂

[@atharvadeshpande4749]

For someone who couldn't use air quotes correctly his whole life, he speaks the language of my people pretty fluently, I literally stan.

[@doggo-bn4vg]

the air qoutes skit litterally slaps, i stan for it, it will never need a glow up, its a whole ass snack , such a good vibe

[@jacobvriesema6633]

I feel this skit in my bones. Some younger coworkers told me that something “slaps” the other day and I had no idea if that’s a good or bad thing 😂. Glad Rowan had it figured out.

[@FlamingZelda3]

slaps means hits hard, aka gives heavy or exciting emotional reponse, aka is "the bomb", aka awesome.

[@Ruryjp]

@@FlamingZelda3 aka annoying af

[@aang41992]

I feel this pain. Had a new coworker ask what I "whip" I didnt know what he meant and had to ask someone what he was asking me. Apparently asking what someone "whips" is asking what someone drives.

[@DougW130]

Someone at my partners work the other day said they’d “hooked up” with a friend. Turns out he meant kissed. Not what it meant while I was growing up! 🤣

[@elementblue780]

​@@wizzlestick111 Yes, because every generational slang isn't cringy af, too. It was so off the chahizzle, ma nizzle! Like, hella dope, yo! Totes fly! I can dig it! I literally can't even right now! But yeah, I'm sure acting like a pretentious douche to younger generations is really going to teach them a lesson, lol.

[@BurntToast44242]

Even with subtitles on, it took all of my brain cells simultaneously comitting apoptosis to understand the dialogue. Amazing writing!

[@MegF142857]

I had to pause it over and over and over. ??????

[@fearedjames]

As a 25 year old who hangs around perhaps too many 14-19 year olds on Discord but otherwise sits just past the generational gap (as in, no one of my age who's only slightly older than these teens talks like this) I'm slightly afraid that I 100% understand everything she says even tho her dialogue is absurdly exaggerated.

[@HandleDisliker]

@MegF yeah I had to turn on subtitles, but I got you fam :P "PC glow up" - better pc "High key sus" - seriously broken/disadvantaged "Slower than a boomer" methinks you get that. "Lag so cringe" - "I can't stand how slow my computer is" "If I get one more L(ost game), I'm gonna yeet (throw) it out a window no cap" (haven't heard "no cap." Assume it means "in a rage") "CEO of misunderstanding me much" - "you don't understand?" This is similar to "Captain Obvious" "A whole ass snack" - haven't heard this one either, but I think it's similar to "being peachy," or being the envy of the community "We're absolute dog water" - the conversation is going nowhere "It's the actual audacity for me" - she's offended. "The nerve! The audacity of Ellie talking to me like a toddler" "You need to take some seats right now" - stop I believe the next few lines of dialogue can be easily understood, both from inference here and her own words. [Insert Rowan] "Absolute chill zdaddy of zigs" - haven't heard this before, but we infer he's praising the product "Iconic drip" - classic. The use of it is addicting per se, really good "Absolutely slaps" - similar to "iconic drip" "Basically snatched" - they're flying off the shelves "I literally stan" - haven't heard this context, but "Dream stans" are what's applied to KZbinr DreamXD fans, implying that they fangirl for him. Thus, I assume Rowan is saying "I can't love this enough." (Yes. That is where I first heard "stan." Back when KZbin decided to blow his channel up) "Period" - sweet/I'm sold "Just hover some plastic" - different way of saying to "swipe your card" Guchi - another inference. "Guichi" if I'm not mistaken is/was some elite fashion company, and a couple of hollywood films decided to mention the word. For people to turn that word into "you're clear" or "you're good" is weird to me, yet not surprising. But yeah. The evolution of slang can be fascinating. There's a Beverly Hillbillies episode where the jokes involved a young man of the day spouting the slang of his time. Because I have the disc that has that episode, it can be really fun to play it, and infer and connect the dots every now and then.

[@EmJeRo14]

@@HandleDisliker just wanna add to this... No cap - means seriously, as in "no kidding" Whole ass snack - I believe the slang is "snacc" which refers to an attractive person, just to add. Gucci - means fine, good, wonderful, great, etc. It's used in the same way when Rowan's closed a sale and exclaims, "great!" or "wonderful!" Edit: I forgot, "stan" means a really big fan in that they will gush about it to anyone when mentioned. They're very enthusiastic fans.

[@BurntToast44242]

@@HandleDisliker Thanks! My last 3 functional neurons apperciate this.

[@talonthorn]

Repeat after me: "I want to buy a gaming computer," and in just 7 words you've communicated clearly. Amazing!

[@bustergundo516]

I really wish people would stop using so much slang just to say one dang sentence!

[@mosterchife6045]

Deadass, this video was fr high-key bussin ong ong no cap

[@Animeman147]

Reminds me of idiocracy when they say the English language had deteriorated into a hybrid of hillbilly, valley girl, inner city slang, and various grunts. Lol

[@dslick6234]

Yes! That is exactly what this world reminds me of to be completely honest.

[@nightwinddemon]

Idiocracy is a documentary.

[@ryanweible9090]

@@nightwinddemon i think sometimes people miss the point of idiocracy. they go with the "ha ha everyone is dumb thing", and some parallels in America from late 2015 to 2020 and sure, those are there, but the point really is that the average characters could be heroes if they would just take some responsibility and quit coasting. it would be great if people too THAT from the movie instead of the flat out, "ha ha, people are dumb".

[@djsinergy]

And ild people said the same when we were young

[@Nexus9118]

@@ryanweible9090 Using logic on the internet is illegal. Didn't you get the memo?

[@amdl270]

Honestly I had a harder time understanding their accent than the content. With accurate subtitles I would get most of that

[@shivendrasingh2862]

Sounds Kiwi accent to me. It’s not easy to understand.

[@mareli82]

accent ? sounds fine to me and not even a native English speaker

[@shivendrasingh2862]

@@mareli82 then my friend it would help if you learned to differentiate between different accents. British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, Kiwi, Canadian and so many more

[@mareli82]

@@shivendrasingh2862 i know the difference , i just dont get how they are hard to understand

[@shivendrasingh2862]

@@mareli82 not everyone in the world is on the same page as you with English. Even Aussies sometimes have trouble understanding Kiwis, Americans can not understand British and Scottish. It's not a taboo. It's just the way it is.

[@BlakeRyleySaunders]

"ITs the audacity for me" 😂😂

[@AlexandraCristianaRO]

That was priceless ahaha ! Love it ♥ Happy New Years Viva La Dir League♥

[@chrislaws4785]

Adam: "I feel so old, im only 32" Allie: "Im 29, you ARE old" Adam: "Fuck you" LMAO!

[@rahtorenripcore1699]

Yeah old rule 60s your old hit 30.

[@mvxxderxnxx3078]

@@rahtorenripcore1699 soon it’s gonna be rule : 20 you too old 😂😂😂

[@myrech]

Translation: Customer: "I'm trying to buy a better setup, mine is trash, slow, and the lag is really bad. I was playing Valorant last night and it was such a bad experience. If I lose one more game, I'm going to throw my PC out the window, seriously. "CEO of misunderstanding, I literally just said I want to get a better setup, as in I want to buy a really nice one. I want it to be the perfect PC for me, because right now mine is trash. "That's incredibly rude, you need to apologize right now. This out of date store is serving me with complete incompetence. I'm about to post a video that will ruin your reputation so severely that Earth will succumb to global warming before you financially and socially recover. Unless someone gives me a better setup right now." Underpaid Employee: "Really? You're just looking for a better setup? I got you. This right here is the absolute best PC rig. Iconic appearance, if I do say so myself. And the graphics card on this is absolutely amazing. It's a steal, I love this PC." Customer: "We're done, I'll take it." Underpaid Employee: "Just swipe your card. Great!" Translation might be a little bit off because these guys have a different accent.

[@Seelenschmiede]

Thank you so much. I had to guess most of the meaning... 💙❤

[@johnwong5317]

Wait, so it's not about LED "glow up" for new PC? Well, that's how my impression of new generation, want a better PC, faster and GLOW with LED so you don't need to turn on the light in your room...

[@paullatham8486]

My only issue is "underpaid employee"

[@irradiatedice98]

@@paullatham8486 compared to Ellie probably

[@saskiascott8181]

Thanks! Main one I've really never heard is glow-up. Anyone know where that originated?

[@oddarneroll]

That last clip avout him bring old was so good

[@alien2327]

My 20 years of studying English just blew out.

[@Wolfbretzel]

The "end credits" banter between Ellie and Adam was the best part of this skit :-D

[@seeleausstahl3595]

I thought so too. 😂 Glad someone said something.

[@Celegrim1]

Agreed

[@Cotty360]

The 32 / 29 bit was classic

[@rbu2136]

Based

[@fulgurobaboon1321]

Probably cause it's the only part in english

[@nervsouly]

The fact that she instantly threatened the shop to destroy their credibility on social media is spot on. People are just waiting to get angry all day every day.

[@omnirhythm]

Oh yeah, people go from 0-100 faster than an electric car. I have the same job as they do in Bored and I tells you, it's nasty. Though I can't shit on younger people for this, it's actually the older people who resort to such threats the most. And wow do things get volatile, esp with trying to explain that it's unfortunately the customer's fault for mishandling a piece of electronics.

[@Corbald]

@@SlapNuts4Life Really? Driven one lately? 2.07 second 0-60 on a _consumer car?_ I'm not even a grease monkey and I know EVs rule the market now!

[@Everything13ish]

@@SlapNuts4Life 4.3 seconds? Third in the world. Electric cars are literally faster, and have more acceleration. Do you not have google?

[@alexcormier3368]

@@SlapNuts4Life have you ever driven an electric car?

[@someonemcmystery2261]

@@SlapNuts4Life they really do though...

[@irysap.lk.1174]

Someone should make a subtitled version but Gen Z slang Translated

[@colinbaker5306]

This video keeps auto translating the audio into Spanish (or similar) right when the girl starts to speak, and it is very trippy

[@drmilkcow]

I’m glad I am still at an age where I understood everything they said but also understand why it sounds so crazy

[@donaldderrickii5405]

Same!

[@AnEnderNon]

who tf says that out loud irl though

[@iamfatman8202]

Same! (2)

[@thomasbecker9676]

So, millennial?

[@GHOST-in-the-MACHINE]

@@thomasbecker9676 As a millennial myself, I'd say yes lol

[@samfragment302]

Translation below: "Can I get a PC upgrade? There is blatantly something not right with my current PC. It runs slow and the framerate lag is really annoying. I was playing Valorant last night and it was not enjoyable. If I lose another game because of my crappy PC, I'm going to throw it out the window - I'm not even joking." "You see, your really not understanding me. I just want to upgrade my PC, I want it to have a really good spec. I want a computer that is absolutely perfect for what I am using it for. My current setup is very subpar." "How audacious of you, stop talking and listen up, you are making yourself look stupid. The staff in this un-trendy store are acting very incompetent. I am very close to just uploading a video of you all to social media and ruining your reputation - unless someone can sell me a decent specced PC." Rowan "I understand completely. You just want to upgrade your PC? I have what you need. This computer right here is the absolute top spec you can get. Very cool, if I do say so myself. The graphics card in this is amazing, it is scary how realistic it makes games look. I am a huge fan of this computer." "Enough said, i'll take it." Rown "Nice one, just pay with your contactless card" "Great" - translated by a Millennial gamer

[@eurapeon]

Thank you good sir!

[@irbis82]

Well, she got PS5 (CFI-1102A model) console :)

[@samfragment302]

@@irbis82 Heh, never picked up on that, Valorant is PC only too =P. Not sure if that was intentional or not.

[@uzairmajeed5243]

It scares me that i understood every single word

[@yonwu9079]

"I remembereth the time whence all twas more simpleth."

[@stormhound1973]

Sheeesh, this video was bussin', no cap. The way Rowan went from low-key vibing in the back to running the show like a pro just hits different. Adam and Ellie feelin salty, knowing that Rowan is the GOAT

[@Shasha-jo5iv]

Word

[@shraka]

Now THIS is straight Gen Z slang, not some cheugy mix of Gen Z and Gen Y.

[@AnEnderNon]

@@shraka wtf is glow up lol

[@EXTREME_FLUFF]

@@AnEnderNon It means to improve or to make look better. I'm pretty sure that more Millenial slang

[@shraka]

@@EXTREME_FLUFF Yep, it is. Half the stuff in this video is millennial slang. 'stan' is older than nearly ever Gen Z - it's from 2000 - and using 'litterally' for everything is valley girl from the 90s (maybe even 80s?) so older than some Millennials.

[@dukex123]

I was kinda hoping Rowan would respond with: "Get the hell out of here!"

[@IkeFanBoy64]

Nah, she wasn't asking for a Mac for gaming

[@YousufHasan98]

@@IkeFanBoy64 LOL xD Rowan is like a programmed bot

[@Im_Not_From_Around_Here]

In cancel culture you can not say that anymore.

[@chenthelegend3110]

Why would he, she’s offering money to the business he’s running, there’s no incentive to kick her and him sure you wouldn’t if someone came in speaking broken English as that would be seen as extremely rude

[@YousufHasan98]

@@chenthelegend3110 No no no, if she asked to buy a Mac then Rowan would have kicked her out. You can't talk about outside of the Rowan rules

[@thorandlundeve]

that's why cats choose to stay silent and just meow

[@uncletrashero]

you are the only people who actually understand words. big gratz

[@MrAtoni]

Good episode, but to be honest... The "blooper" at the end was what made me laugh the most. 🤣

[@RionWulfe]

Truth. It was ship heartfelt, he was going along with the bit, then the meaning hit his brain.

[@LittleGoblinBoi]

Yep, me too the way she said "you ARE old" and it took Adam a sec to figure out what she said killed me

[@marc21256]

@@LittleGoblinBoi Also acceptable, "You are 32? You look more like 45."

[@donkeysunited]

Probably because we didn't understand the rest of it...

[@MrAtoni]

@@donkeysunited Too true 👴

[@dudeinadoughboy4327]

The worst part is I've come across people who genuinely, really do speak this way. And when I finally start learning what the slang-words-of-the-month mean, they've moved onto something else! 😢

[@Strider91]

Well stop being a boomer 🤣

[@amber619pop]

Life is meant to be lived and people should cherish the moment instead of rushing through it like there's something waiting for us at the Finish Line. Because they're definitely isn't. Let's all Speed to the wooden box and earthy soil lol...why??

[@mamdohbammm6980]

@@amber619pop for a lot of people they think about having to ho to heaven or hell at the finish line but i understand what you mean

[@StarryxNight5]

@@amber619pop Let's all do speed off a wooden box? Heck yeah. Sounds like a fun time. I'll get the meth

[@rn-4718]

@@Strider91 I'm gen z I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND A F******* WORD!

[@echomike78]

I love this one. makes me laugh every time

[@thebosstex1172]

Having just rewatched this a year and a half later, I finally understood it, except for the “glow up” part because I thought she meant she wanted LED lighting designs added to her PC, but when she said “lag” I then thought she probably actually was asking for a better CPU and/or GPU processing chip device, or some kind of better graphics card. I was still confused.

[@DexTag]

I mean it's obvious that Rowan would be the only one incompetent enough to be competent when the others are not capable to sell something. It's either that or he gives everything away for free

[@BattleBro77]

Wait what the hell, I watch your Vampire Survivors videos

[@redX1773]

Same :D

[@xS4Ri]

Sir .. I would ask you not to comment here and make us a new VS video pls xD

[@DexTag]

@@xS4Ri I am waiting patiently for the update and hope it drops very soon :D

It's uplifting to see how young people are finally learning languages.

[@chriskelso723]

Lol

[@martinroner5688]

I'd call that tongues rather than languages...

[@deimosvoralius2988]

@@martinroner5688 I've heard the gibberish that comes out of Southern US, I'd call this mimicry.

[@straightjacket3.519]

@@deimosvoralius2988 we just merge words together or shorten pronunciation, for example “wichadija” don’t suppose you brought your truck wichadija? “Donchew” I like mustard on my hot dog donchew?

[@MyVanir]

@@straightjacket3.519 I like your funny words magic man.

[@pennclick]

When she says “take a seat”, Adam does lmao

[@ninjachannel007]

Tune in 10 years from now to hear all these kids saying the same thing about their kids.

[@jaredw.7712]

I remember as a teenager I had a whole language that my parents and 'old' people didn't understand. I felt so cool knowing all the latest lingo. Now, I'm a dad in my mid-thirties, and I don't understand any of the lingo the teenagers use now. And I feel... glorious. I love being older and not understanding young people. I'd much rather be in my thirties than be a teenager any day.

[@eleethtahgra7182]

And then you hit 40s...and manage to learn the previous lingo, only to discover theres new lingo.

[@kingket4]

I’m on then gen z gap and I’m sometimes lost

[@shamanahaboolist]

I'm 40. But I'm wondering why I understood pretty much all of it... 🤨

[@michaelsygamingnoob9804]

didnt understand all that gen z mumbo jumbo bull crap that was said

[@Izukachan]

Teens don't have to pay taxes though

[@agiar2000]

As a Millennial who could understand the customer, I was initially surprised that there exists a form of slang that sounds the same in New Zealand as in America, as slang is usually regional. Then I realized that the "region" is the anglophone internet, so of course it sounds the same no matter where in meatspace it is carried. 😏

[@A.Martin]

yea this is internet speak.

[@Chad_Thundernuts]

Yeah I feel like you can learn all this stuff pretty fast if you watch a lot of Twitch streamers lol

[@KindOldRaven]

Welcome to the first generations where grandpa's who still use the internet will be able to understand their grandkids quite well. It's going to be weird as hell.

[@jeanackle]

"Meatspace"! Ha, I got that! Only because of context, of course, but still... I'm so proud of myself! 🙂

[@A.Martin]

​@@Chad_Thundernuts I keep away from that sort of content. Make me want to Blind and deafen myself.

[@tcideh4929]

"iconic drip, if I do say so myself" Quote of the year.

[@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050]

Never been so confused in my foookn' life.

[@soulassassin0g]

I feel like I'm at that age when I can genuinely say "back in my day" and it'll actually mean something.

[@NarwahlGaming]

Just wait until your favorite music starts playing on the 'Oldies Top 40' channel.

[@JS-rv3et]

@@NarwahlGaming mine already is granted i started listening to my music when it was already like 20 years old so whatever

[@amber619pop]

*in old grandpa voice* Back in my day before this thing called social media we used to have to be social in person and people were a lot better at interacting face-to-face, they were much more self-aware too!

[@sagemarie.]

The irony that "Gen Z Stereotype Girl" is dressed exactly like her mom was in the 90's...🤦🏽‍♀️

[@elementblue780]

That's... not what irony is, lol. Also, fashion has always been cyclical.

[@RoseKB22]

Kids these days talk to me about 90s fashion being "vintage" and "retro" and I'm like... the 90s isn't vintage or retro!

[@Cemow777]

The irony is that you think its not ironic.

[@Psychlist1972]

@@RoseKB22 I was in school in the 80s. The same gap then, as today is to the 90s, would have been back to the 50s. Definitely vintage and retro. :)

[@veirant5004]

I'm 19. She's gorgeous. The clothes simply accentuates her juicy shapes. F*ck fashion.

[@hodhhod]

Why do I high key understand her

[@TreemaNap]

Rowan is a whole ass vibe! 😂

[@luvshak3095]

I'm at the point in my life where if someone said "CEO of misunderstanding me much?", the possibility of them getting punched in the throat would be far north of 83%.

[@PickyPaige]

I am hoping you're sarcastic, cause if you get so triggered by somebody's way of speaking, you have some problems to work out my dude!

[@pk3]

CEO of overreacting much?

[@impactodelsurenterprise2440]

I literally stan

[@secularnyc666]

OK, boomer.

[@pllpsy665]

CEO of fragile boomer town. No cap.

[@marcfuchs6938]

I'm not talking myself like that, but it feels weird I understood most of her crap, and I'm close to 37. And German. Adam's legit "F*** you" was too good. XD

[@samehedi]

cheers, same age, same country, same weird feeling understanding her without problems

[@kenta_0163]

Give that man a raise

[@samhavoc1066]

Door... behind you. Go through it. Don't come back.

[@ryebread447]

I just turned 97 and I have to admit this was a complete banger

[@Icemario87]

no cap

[@ElSheepodoggo]

💯

[@joshuajohnson3296]

Legit?

[@Icemario87]

@@joshuajohnson3296 legit is from the 80's but yes.

[@CallistaZM]

@@Icemario87 it is from 80s but it is still used a lot

[@undead_corsair]

We millenials thought we were cursed having to deal with boomers acting like our superior elders, but the real curse is being sandwiched between the boomers and the zoomers along with gen x.

[@ryanweible9090]

shh. dont mention us(gen x) we have so far been forgotten in the whole generation war, and are trying to stay hidden. we just keep pretending the dumber gen x people are boomers and hope nobody does the math.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Gen X is cursed, people rarely remember us.

[@1SevenCirclesDesign]

raaaad dude!

[@mathewvanostin7118]

I am sorry but millenial generation x z. Dont have much difference You can call it the computer/video games/internet generation. And the generation of liberal sexuality that dont believe in religion anymore for most of them There is 2 current generations in society.: -----The 1970s and earlier generation: They are less computer/social media/internet addict. Do more social activities. Tend to be hard working people. They are much more conservative mentality and is the last generation that at least lightly still believe in religion for most of them ---- And there is the 1980s and after generation: They grew up with internet/video games/electronics/computer. First generation that dont believe in religion for most of them. Generation is very liberalized in sexuality (it went from you need to be married for sex to its okay to do it on second date without marrying , posting almost nude pics-video on social medias became normal, acting like a slot in heat became cool etc)

[@christopherjohnston6343]

The millennial curse is to become boomers. Its already starting to happen with attitudes towards the gens coming through. You'd think we would have learned by living under the boomers but nope

[@gaia7240]

I'm really trying to learn English but I just gave up 😂

[@priyanksingh3580]

Ohh the last bit. ❤😂

[@paulomeara7706]

Love those last comments "I feel so...." *Dawns on Adam* "F**K you!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@Pronchonche]

Rowan is set to be the first contact in case of extra-terrestial communication. He can't read a room, understand human emotions or recognise poeple if they change an article of clothing, but he compensates by understanding basically anything else, he doesn't do it all at once due to very limited RAM as seen with pens locations and pays calculations

[@_Roboute_Guilliman_]

And don't forget, he also thinks Anakin and Darrh Vader are two different people 😜

[@moondog393]

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[@omnirhythm]

@@moondog393 We're working on it

[@andredegraaf1643]

Had to look most of it up but the video is very funny to me.

[@biraininhe1]

Man, I'm old.