People from different generations often have their own sets of slang words and lingo. What a word means to a millennial might have an entirely different definition to someone from the baby boomer generation. It's no wonder that those two generations can't seem to see eye to eye on anything. They are probably not even discussing the same subject but don't realize it since words mean different things to each of them.
Perhaps such a large part of the divide in society comes from this trend of language evolution leaving two or more generations being unable to communicate effectively with one another. Maybe you are a millennial and want to see if you actually know the slang terms that your peers are using, or perhaps you are from another generation and just want to see if you can make out what these young, trendy people are talking about when they spew words out of their mouth. Take this quiz and we will let you know if you know how to speak or understand millennial.
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Only Millennials Will Know the Definition of These Words Quiz Questions
What would a millennial refer to as a "stan"?
A person who doesn't say much
A person really skilled at math
A bland looking male
An obsessed fan who stalks a celebrity
If someone is "phubbing" you, what are they doing?
Ignoring you and paying attention to their phone
Bumping into you on a crowded bus/train
Telling you lies
Pretending to be you on social media
If someone says they've been spending a lot of time "catfishing" lately, what does that mean they have been doing?
Hanging out with their cat
Doing nothing/being lazy
Pretending to be someone else on social media
Fishing
If someone tells you to "spill the tea" what do they want you to do?
Pour alcoholic drinks
Leave a scenario (eg. break up with partner, quit a job)
Tell secrets/gossip
Knock over a cup of tea
If someone compliments you on your "adulting" what does that mean they feel you did?
Put on nice clothes
Acted responsibly
Told a funny joke
Used a big word
If someone is said to have "thrown shade" what does that mean they did?
Made a subtle insult
Opened an umbrella
Decreased the temperature of something
Complimented someone or something
If someone is your "bae" what does that mean?
The person attends the same school as you
The person is your relative
The person is your romantic partner
The person is your sworn enemy
If something is "lit" what does that mean?
It is good or exciting
It is a secret
It is easily flammable
It is concerning or worrying
What is a "thirst trap"?
An attractive photo posted on social media for attention
A hallucinated water fountain in the desert
Paying a lot of money for alcohol
Being too drunk
What does the acronym "IRL" stand for?
Inspect, react, listen
In real life
Increasingly rare legumes
I recently liked
If you asked someone how he is doing and he responds with only the word "gucci" what does it mean?
He is doing well or doing fine
He just bought something expensive
He is doing poorly
He is broke
If you asked someone if they agree with you and they say "Hundo P" what does that mean?
They don't agree with you
They didn't understand your question
They really have to pee
They agree with you fully
If someone describes you as "salty" what are they trying to say about you?
You are in a bad mood
You seem tired or bored
You have high cholesterol
You are being funny
If someone is "ghosting" you, what does that mean?
They have died but continue to haunt you as ghost
They pretend to be someone else when talking to you online
They have ceased communication with you
They pretend to be you on social media
What does the acronym "FOMO" stand for?
Forever Over Missing Out
Fantastic Octopus Making Ovaltine
Fun of Missing Out
Fear of Missing Out
6 Comments
I got 10 out of 15!
You passed! You don’t know all the lingo but you know most of it. Great job!
I got 13 out of 15! (genz still uses alot of those)
You passed! You don’t know all the lingo but you know most of it. Great job!
I ‘m a gen alpha and I got a 12 out 15 from mostly guessing.
14/15
11 / 15 I`m a Baby Boomer & I don`t know many Millennials so they were all guesses
11/15 A lot of these never heard of the ones I have heard of are Ghosting, and Catfishing the rest were guesses