How to speak Gen Z: The alphabet according to Generation Z

HOW TO SPEAK Gen Z



The alphabet according to Generation Z [Born 1995 - 2009]



Aa is for



AY



Used at the end of a sentence to indicate it's a question.



Aa



Bb is for



BROMANCE



Male friendship - old school speak for mateship.



Bb



Cc is for



CRAY CRAY



When life is way way too crazy for one word.



Cc



Dd is for



DEFS



Well it's easier than spelling definately... defenately.. definitly... see why we shorten?



Dd



Ee is for



EMOTICON



@_@ How do you say (@_@) d(^_^)b ? ^_^



Ee



Ff is for



FAIL



Used with or without EPIC to describe anything not a win. (See W for more info)



Ff



Gg is for



G



e.g. "Wazzup G?" because Gangstas can't spell & neither can people who talk to gangstas.



Gg



Hh is for



HARRO!!



The new hellp said with a touch of Swedish tourist.



Hh



Ii is for



I



Because I am the centre of everything (and there is an i in everything).



Ii



Jj is for



jks



With media multitasking who has the time to spell jokes?



Jj



Kk is for



kgo



I mean why write ok, go when you can write kgo?!



Kk



Ll is for



lms [ my status]



Another way of asking for some attention.



Ll



Mm is for



MYBAD!



Used instead of saying sorry, but at least we're taking ownership.



Mm



Nn is for



NO



Generally said to people in authority.



Nn



Oo is for



ONESIE



The old/new pyjamas that love to feature in 'night-at-home' selfies. (see S)



Oo



Pp is for



PROBS



What the older gens probs call probably.



Pp



Qq is for



QT



A more economical way of spelling cutie.



Qq



Rr is for



RANDOM



Can be randomly used as a random response to almost anything.



Rr



Ss is for



SELFIES



A photo taken by you, of you, featuring you. (See I for more info)



Ss



Tt is for



TOTES



Used to show agreement quicker than a Gen Y can say totally.



Tt



Uu is for



UNFOLLOW



What you do when someone posts too many food photos on Instagram.



Uu



Vv is for



V



V means very, which is a v quick typing solution for our v busy lives.



Vv



Ww is for



WIN!



Used to describe anything good (although being "a real winner" isn't good - make sense?).



Ww



Xx is for



XOXOX



Used to end any text - Boomers, you would say Yours Sincerely.



Xx



Yy is for



YOLO {you only live once]



The excuse for reckless living.



Yy



Zz is for



ZED!



Hey, that's us - the now generation. (See I, L, S for more info)



Gen Z



HARRO!! CRAY CRAY!!

WIN FAIL LULZ NOM JKS

(^_^) (>_<) (-_-;)

V RANDOM SELFIE

PROBS, DEFS, TOTES

&HEARTS; LMS KGO!

TBH LIKE4LIKE

PHOTOBOMB ONESIE YOLO

OMGOSH! #HASHTAG

WWW.WORDUP.NET.AU Aa is for HOW TO SPEAK Gen Z AY Used at the end of a sentence to indicate it's a question. The alphabet according to Generation z [Born 1995 - 2009] Aa know the times mccrindle research mccrindle.com.au Bb is for CC is for BROMANCE CRAY CRAY Male friendship - old school speak for mateship. When life is way way too crazy for one word. Bb Cc Dd Ee is for is for DEFS EMOTICON Well it's easier than spelling definately... defenately... definitly... see why we shorten? How else do you say (@_@) d(^_^)b ? @@ Dd Ee Ff Gg is for is for FAIL Used with or without EPIC to describe anything not a win. (See W for more info) e.g. "Wazzup G?" because Gangstas can't spell & neither can people who talk to gangstas. Ff Gg li Hh is for is for HARRO! Because I am the centre The new hello said with a touch of Swedish tourist. of everything (and there is an i in everything!). Hh li Jj is for Kk is for jks kgo With media multitasking who spell jokes? I mean why write ok, go when you can write kgo?! has the time Jj Kk LI Mm is for is for Ims [3 my status] MYBAD! Used instead of saying Another way of asking sorry, but at least we're taking ownership. for some attention. LI Mm Nn Oo is for is for NO ONESIE Generally said to people in authority. The old/new pyjamas that love to feature in 'night-at-home' selfies. (See S) Nn Oo Pp isfor Qq is for PROBS QT What the older gens A more economical way of spelling cutie. probs call probably. Pp Qq Rr Ss is for is for RANDOM SELFIES Can be randomly used as a random response to almost anything. A photo taken by you, of you, featuring you. (See I for more info) Rr Ss Uu Tt is for is for UNFOLLOW TOTES Used to show agreement quicker than a Gen Y can say totally. What you do when someone posts too many food photos on Instagram. Tt Uu Vv Ww is for is for V WIN! V means very, which is a v quick typing solution for our v busy lives. Used to describe anything good (although being "a real winner" isn't good - make sense?). Vv Ww is for is for YOLO [you only live once] XOXOX Used to end any text – Boomers, you would say Yours Sincerely. The excuse for reckless living. Xx Yy Zz Gen Z is for HARRO! CRAY CRAY! WIN FAIL LULZ NOM JKS (^-^) (>_<) (--;) V RANDOM SELFIE PROBS, DEFS, TOTES &HEARTS; LMS KGO! TBH LIKE4LIKE ZED! Hey, that's us – the now generation. (See I, L, S for more info) PHOTOBOMB ONESIE YOLO OMGOSH! #HASHTAG www.WORDUP.NET.AU Zz know the times mccrindle research mccrindle.com.au © 2012 McCrindle Research mccrindle.com.au