Darryl Ray
To create this Word Cloud, students from three different classes were polled on what slang word they used the most. The students polled were from grades nine through 12.
Teen conversations in 2025 sound different than ever, filled with words like ‘bet’ and ‘no cap’ that leave older generations scratching their heads. These words are more than just informal speech; they are the language of the youth, creating friends and sometimes confusion between generations.
“It’s kind of in the middle. I don’t feel it’s a big thing, but it can affect [students] when it comes to education and makes them less professional in a sense,” junior Adrian Diaz-Verona said.
Words such as ‘jit’, ‘cuh’ and ‘twin’ have become part of everyday conversation for many young people. Though they are derived from older words, their meanings and uses have shifted, showing how new generations reshape language to express connection, humor, and identity. However, not everyone views these slang trends the same way. Some students say that slang can quickly become overused or lose its meaning once it spreads too widely.
“Slang can get repetitive and annoying because people could just repeat certain phrases or words like ‘six seven’ or ‘41’ over and over again,” freshman Alyvia Boals said. “We stopped using ones that were nonsense and started using more intelligent words like numbers.”
Slang naturally changes over time. However, in recent years, our language has been evolving at such a fast pace that words are becoming outdated after just a couple of years in the spotlight.
“Slang is an important piece to the way we talk and communicate with others,” senior Emory Estevez said. “If I heard ‘six seven’ 30 years down the line, I would still laugh at it, and other people would remember it.”