Top 10 slang terms in 2024 – from reserved to skibidi

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The ten best slang terms of the year have been revealed – are you ready to feel old?

The Google search results collected by Unscramblerer.com refer to infamous memes from 2024 – among many other terms that mostly sound like gibberish to non-Gen Alpha and Gen Z readers.

“The English language is constantly changing. New slang words emerge every year. Many slang words arise from trending topics and viral videos on social media,” said a representative of the online word game.

Simply put, if you finally figure out what the term “rizz” means, give up hope – it’s not even in the newly released top ten.

Here are the terms that helped change the language this year.

10. Cleaning

A slang term for a child who acts or wears clothes like a teenager. It has been searched 20,000 times.

9. Complete works

This French word, searched 25,000 times, refers to the repertoire of a musician, artist or writer.

8. Cat

Unfortunately, that’s not a reference to the legendary Lower East Side deli, the word searched 34,000 times now means anything fun or entertaining.

7th Sen

A colloquial term for itself – searched 50,000 times.

6. Schmaltz

Here’s a word that older people know – and it’s making a comeback among younger people. For those who don’t know, it is a Yiddish term that refers to anything that is very melodramatic or sentimental. It has been searched 65,000 times.

5. Epithet

Generation Z thinks they are so chic. This other French term, searched 105,000 times, refers to a nickname or descriptive title of a person or thing.

4. Hawk Tuah

Search this thing – 180,000 times. Hawk Tuah is the phonetic sound that online sensation Hailey Welch, forever known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl,” made on camera while describing a sex act with a man on the street during an interview.

3. Skibidi

Generation Alpha explodes as they watch YouTube videos about a race of “Skibidi” human-toilet hybrids taking over the world.

The Skibidi phase – which became a popular Halloween costume – has been searched 205,000 times.

2. Sigma

It may all be Greek to you, but Sigma has a bigger meaning these days. It’s about a lone wolf who doesn’t adhere to traditional social roles and has been searched 220,000 times.

1. Reserved

Be particularly careful here. The word, which has a modest meaning, became a global hit on TikTok and gave rise to a fashion trend in which ladies dress in a “very cute” yet gracefully understated manner. It has been searched 260,000 times.