Texting abbreviations have been around for decades, since texting itself. And now, more abbreviations and slang words continue to crop up as Gen Z enters adulthood and Gen A gets old enough to have ...

Do you ever read messages or social media captions and wonder what it’s even about? Or perhaps you think you’re up to date on all the latest text slang? Well, think again. Of course there are the ...

You’ve probably noticed that most kids and teenagers talk in a way that sounds like English, but somehow also doesn’t sound like it. Gen Z already had its own style of communicating. However, Gen ...

Texting language has evolved since the early 2000s, when 'LOL' (laughing out loud) or 'OMG' (oh my God) were often used in mobile phone messaging or instant messenger. Fast forward more than two ...

“A word that’s used within a culture, and that’s created by that culture,” is how Jeremiah Campbell, member of Gen-Z and barista at 5th Street Market, defines slang. He says that this definition can ...