Wanna Keep Up With Gen Z? Don’t Use YOLO or LMFAO... Use These Terms Instead...

I’m really not sure it’s possible to be cool to the 20-somethings when you’re over 50 or maybe even over 40, but definitely using LOL will get you labeled a Boomer, even if you’re not. Also using YOLO or LMFAO will have the young ones rolling their eyes, because those are out.

So, to help you, here is a guide of 10 outdated terms and what a Gen Z’er might say instead:

1.  Instead of “YOLO,” write “DIFTP”.  It’s means “Do It for the Plot”.  You’re the main character in your life, so don’t avoid things.  Do what it takes to move the story along.

2.  Instead of “KK,” write “bet”.  “KK” means okay, like you’re on board.  “Bet” means the same thing, like “you bet.”

3.  Instead of “LMFAO,” write “IJBOL”.  Short for “I just burst out laughing.”

4.  Stop using “ROFL”.  It’s short for “rolling on the floor laughing.”  Instead, just send a skull emoji.  Like it’s so funny, you just died laughing.

5.  Don’t shorten the word “great” by spelling it “G-R-8″.  Say “that slaps.”

6.  Don’t say “diss.”  Say “clapback” instead.

7.  Stop calling things “fire.”  It’s already lame.  “Lit” is back in style now.

8.  Don’t call things “gross.”  Call them “ick.”

9.  Never say “give me the 411.”  No one under 40 knows that’s the number for directory assistance.  Instead, say “what’s the tea” or “spill the tea.”

10.  Stop calling crazy people “cray.”  In 2024, they’re “delulu,” short for delusional.