systemtwoai/GenAlphaBench huggingface dataset:
Expression: Bro understood the assignment
Meaning: Someone executed perfectly; met expectations excellently
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Player executing strategy perfectly
Social context: Praising excellent execution
Video context: Creator nailing content
Risk category: R0 — Positive expression praising performance or execution; universally encouraging with no harmful usage patterns
Evolution: Recent emergence; stable positive meaning
Positive example: "That outfit? She understood the assignment"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2021 TikTok; mainstreamed: 2021; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (native)
Status: peak_passed
Decline began: late 2022
Expression: Square up
Meaning: Prepare to fight; challenge to confrontation
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Challenge to 1v1
Social context: Threat of physical confrontation
Video context: Drama escalation
Risk category: R4 — Platform-specific risk: in gaming, a challenge to 1v1 duel with no physical danger; on social media or IRL, a genuine physical fight threat; same words carry zero physical risk in gaming and real danger outside it
Evolution: Long-standing expression; stable meaning
Negative example: "Square up" [threat of violence]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s AAVE; mainstreamed: 2010s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Is it acoustic
Meaning: Coded way to mock someone as autistic
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Mocking player behavior
Social context: Ableist mockery disguised as question
Video context: Discriminatory comment
Risk category: R3 — Evolution-based ableism; 'acoustic' masks 'autistic'; discriminatory
Evolution: Recent emergence; deliberate misspelling to evade filters
Negative example: "Is it acoustic" [ableist mockery]
Community origin: none
Origin: ~2023 TikTok algospeak; mainstreamed: 2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: active
Expression: He passed the vibe check
Meaning: Someone has good energy and is approved
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Approving new team member
Social context: Social approval
Video context: Approving creator
Risk category: R0 — Positive expression; social approval
Evolution: Recent emergence; stable positive meaning
Positive example: "He passed the vibe check, he's cool"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2019 TikTok; mainstreamed: 2019; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (native)
Status: stale
Decline began: ~2021
Expression: You give off main character energy
Meaning: You act confident and like the protagonist of your story
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Confident, leading player
Social context: Complimenting confidence
Video context: Praising creator presence
Risk category: R0 — Positive expression; complimenting confidence and presence; no platform-dependent risk shift
Evolution: Positive originally; 'main character syndrome' made it more ambiguous
Positive example: "You give off main character energy" [empowering]
Negative example: "Main character energy" [mocking self-centeredness]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2020 TikTok; mainstreamed: 2020; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Is it restarted
Meaning: Coded way to mock someone as mentally disabled
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Mocking player intelligence
Social context: Ableist mockery disguised as question
Video context: Discriminatory comment
Risk category: R3 — Evolution-based ableism; deliberate misspelling of slur to evade filters
Evolution: Filter-evasion variant; highly discriminatory
Negative example: "Is it restarted" [ableist slur disguised]
Community origin: none
Origin: ~2023 TikTok algospeak; mainstreamed: 2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Bro is zesty
Meaning: Someone is acting flamboyant or effeminate
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Commenting on player behavior
Social context: Describing someone as feminine/gay-coded
Video context: Comment on creator behavior
Risk category: R5 — Cultural variant: LGBTQ+ spaces (positive/neutral self-descriptor for vibrant, energetic, flamboyant personality) vs Gen Alpha mainstream (coded homophobia equating flamboyance with gayness as insult); same word is affirming in one community and weaponized in another
Evolution: From 'lively' to coded for 'gay-acting'
Negative example: "Bro is zesty" [homophobic undertones]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s AAVE; mainstreamed: ~2022 TikTok; Gen Alpha adoption: 2022 (transformed)
Status: active
Expression: That is such a mood
Meaning: Expressing strong relatability to a feeling or situation
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Relating to game situations
Social context: Expressing shared feelings
Video context: Relatable content
Risk category: R0 — Positive expression; relatability
Evolution: Stable meaning; widespread usage
Positive example: "Wanting to nap all day is such a mood"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2018-2019; mainstreamed: 2018-2019; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: You're so extra
Meaning: Someone is being dramatic, excessive, or over the top
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Overreacting player
Social context: Dramatic behavior
Video context: Comment on dramatic content
Risk category: R0 — Light mockery; generally playful
Evolution: Stable meaning; widespread usage
Positive example: "You're so extra" [affectionate teasing]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s; mainstreamed: 2010s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: This is lit
Meaning: Something is exciting, excellent, or fun
Primary platform: Cross-platform
Gaming context: Exciting gameplay
Social context: Fun event or content
Video context: Positive reaction
Risk category: R0 — Positive expression; no harmful connotations
Evolution: Stable meaning from earlier generation
Positive example: "This party is lit"
Community origin: AAVE
Origin: 2010s AAVE; mainstreamed: ~2016-2017; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: stale
Decline began: ~2019
Expression: Give me your lore
Meaning: Tell me about your background, history, or story
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Character backstory request
Social context: Request for personal history
Video context: Creator origin story
Risk category: R0 — Neutral expression; information request
Evolution: Gaming term applied to people
Positive example: "You two have history? Give me the lore"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2022 gaming/TikTok; mainstreamed: 2022; Gen Alpha adoption: 2022 (native)
Status: active
Expression: You're giving
Meaning: You're emanating a particular energy or look
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Character vibes
Social context: Describing someone's energy
Video context: Comment on creator aesthetic
Risk category: R0 — Neutral to positive; contextual
Evolution: From drag culture; mainstream usage
Positive example: "You're giving old money vibes"
Community origin: AAVE/LGBTQ+
Origin: 2010s drag/ballroom; mainstreamed: ~2022; Gen Alpha adoption: 2022 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: You're so basic
Meaning: Someone is mainstream, unoriginal, or predictable
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Using meta strategies only
Social context: Insulting mainstream taste
Video context: Dismissing content as unoriginal
Risk category: R2 — Masked insult; dismisses preferences; often gendered toward women
Evolution: Older slang; stable meaning
Negative example: "You're so basic" [dismissing someone's interests]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2014-2015; mainstreamed: 2014-2015; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (adopted)
Status: stale
Decline began: ~2017
Expression: Bet
Meaning: Agreement, confirmation, or challenge accepted
Primary platform: Cross-platform
Gaming context: Accepting challenge
Social context: Agreeing to plans
Video context: Affirmation
Risk category: R0 — Neutral confirmation/agreement; equivalent to 'okay' or 'sure'; no harmful connotations
Evolution: Stable meaning; widespread usage
Positive example: "Want to hang out?" "Bet"
Community origin: AAVE
Origin: 2010s AAVE; mainstreamed: 2010s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Why he built like that
Meaning: Commenting on someone's unusual physical appearance
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Character model comment
Social context: Mocking body shape
Video context: Comment on creator appearance
Risk category: R2 — Body shaming disguised as observation; mocking appearance
Evolution: Recent emergence; body-focused mockery
Negative example: "Why he built like that" [body shaming]
Community origin: AAVE
Origin: 2022-2023 TikTok; mainstreamed: 2022-2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2022 (native)
Status: active
Expression: You are the gigachad
Meaning: Ultimate alpha male; peak masculinity
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Praising dominant player
Social context: Ultimate masculine praise
Video context: Comment on masculine behavior
Risk category: R3 — Evolution-based; reinforces toxic masculinity ideals
Evolution: From meme to praise; tied to manosphere culture
Positive example: "Walking in like a gigachad"
Negative example: Reinforces unhealthy masculinity standards
Community origin: none
Origin: 2017 (gigachad meme origin); mainstreamed: 2021; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: You are not him
Meaning: You don't have what it takes; you're not on that level
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Dismissing player's ability
Social context: Denying someone's status/capability
Video context: Dismissive comment
Risk category: R2 — Masked dismissal; ties to masculine hierarchy
Evolution: Recent emergence; from 'he is him' praise
Negative example: "You are not him" [dismissing capability]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2022-2023; mainstreamed: 2022-2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2022 (native)
Status: active
Expression: This is so cringe
Meaning: Something is embarrassing or causes secondhand embarrassment
Primary platform: Cross-platform
Gaming context: Embarrassing gameplay or content
Social context: Embarrassing behavior
Video context: Comment on embarrassing content
Risk category: R2 — Masked mockery; used to shame and bully genuine expression
Evolution: Long-standing internet term; weaponized against authentic expression
Negative example: "This is so cringe" [shaming genuine expression]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s internet; mainstreamed: ~2019; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (transformed)
Status: active
Expression: Bro tried the grimace shake
Meaning: Reference to viral McDonald's challenge; doing something trending
Primary platform: Video
Gaming context: Referencing viral trends
Social context: Trend participation
Video context: Trend reference
Risk category: R0 — Neutral meme reference; no harmful connotations
Evolution: Specific viral trend reference; time-limited relevance
Positive example: "Bro tried the grimace shake"
Community origin: none
Origin: Jun 2023 (McDonald's Grimace promotion); mainstreamed: Jun 2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: stale
Decline began: Aug 2023
Expression: This is a bop
Meaning: A song or content that is catchy and enjoyable
Primary platform: Video
Gaming context: Game music praise
Social context: Music compliment
Video context: Video/music praise
Risk category: R0 — Positive expression; music praise
Evolution: Stable meaning; music-focused
Positive example: "This song is such a bop"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s; mainstreamed: 2010s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Bro is cloutchasing
Meaning: Someone is doing things purely for attention or fame
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Players seeking attention over gameplay
Social context: Attention-seeking behavior
Video context: Comment on creators chasing trends
Risk category: R2 — Masked accusation; dismisses genuine effort as attention-seeking
Evolution: Recent emergence; widespread usage
Negative example: "Bro is cloutchasing" [dismissing someone's work]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2018-2019; mainstreamed: 2018-2019; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Kys
Meaning: Kill yourself (abbreviation)
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Toxic gaming comment
Social context: Severe harassment
Video context: Harmful comment
Risk category: R1 — Direct harm; suicide encouragement; severely harmful
Evolution: Long-standing harmful abbreviation; remains toxic
Negative example: Any usage is harmful
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s internet; mainstreamed: 2010s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: L
Meaning: Loss; failure; taking a defeat
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Acknowledging defeat
Social context: Calling something a failure
Video context: Comment on failed content
Risk category: R2 — Masked mockery when directed at others; pile-on language
Evolution: Gaming origin; now general failure marker
Positive example: "That was an L for me"
Negative example: "L" [dismissing/mocking someone's failure]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s gaming; mainstreamed: ~2020; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: You are a sigma male
Meaning: Someone who is independently successful, outside traditional hierarchy
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Lone wolf player praise
Social context: Compliment on independence
Video context: Sigma grindset content
Risk category: R3 — Evolution-based; tied to manosphere ideology; can promote toxic individualism
Evolution: From wolf pack myth to internet masculinity culture
Positive example: Ironic usage
Negative example: Unironic promotion of sigma grindset ideology
Community origin: none
Origin: 2021 (sigma male meme); mainstreamed: 2021; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (native)
Status: peak_passed
Decline began: late 2023
Expression: Bro got clapped
Meaning: Someone was defeated or embarrassed badly
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Decisive defeat
Social context: Lost badly
Video context: Defeat content
Risk category: R5 — Cultural risk variant: in US gaming/internet culture means embarrassed or defeated (mild); in UK street/drill culture means shot or killed (severe); meaning shifts drastically by regional context
Evolution: US usage: gaming origin, means defeated/embarrassed. UK usage: drill/street slang meaning shot or killed. The cultural gap is extreme — same word ranges from playful trash talk to referencing lethal violence depending on speaker's cultural context
Positive example: "I got clapped in that round"
Negative example: "Bro got clapped" [celebrating someone's defeat]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s gaming/AAVE; mainstreamed: 2010s; UK drill meaning separate; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: English or Spanish
Meaning: Homophobic freeze challenge disguised as a language question; "whoever moves first is gay"
Primary platform: TikTok
Social context: Used as prank/challenge in public; asking the question signals the freeze game is about to start
Video context: Viral format from TikToker alfonsopinpon; spawned millions of meme edits and parodies
Risk category: R1 — Direct harm: homophobic freeze challenge where participants must freeze when asked 'English or Spanish?', then the asker performs sexual gestures on anyone who moves; the challenge is inherently homophobic in intent, not incidentally
Evolution: Started Feb 2024 by TikToker @alfonsopinpon_; went viral May 2024; spawned meme edits with Steve Lacy "Static" song; some users subvert with pride-affirming responses
Negative example: "English or Spanish?" "English" "Whoever moves first is gay" [freeze challenge]
Community origin: none
Origin: Feb 2024 (@alfonsopinpon TikTok); mainstreamed: May 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: stale
Decline began: late 2024
Expression: This is mid
Meaning: Something is mediocre, average, unremarkable
Primary platform: Cross-platform
Gaming context: Average game quality
Social context: Mediocre content
Video context: Dismissive comment
Risk category: R0 — Mild criticism; no severe harm
Evolution: Stable meaning; widespread usage
Positive example: "This song is mid"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2021-2022; mainstreamed: 2021-2022; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (native)
Status: peak_passed
Decline began: late 2023
Expression: He is looksmaxxing
Meaning: Maximizing physical appearance through various methods
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Character customization
Social context: Self-improvement focused on appearance
Video context: Looksmaxxing content
Risk category: R3 — Evolution-based; from incel culture; promotes appearance obsession
Evolution: From incel forums to mainstream; body image concerns
Negative example: Promotes unhealthy appearance obsession
Community origin: none
Origin: 2018 incel forums; mainstreamed: 2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (adopted)
Status: peak_passed
Decline began: late 2024
Expression: You're an oomf
Meaning: One of my followers/friends; insider reference to someone in your social circle
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Reference to gaming community member
Social context: Referencing mutual followers without naming
Video context: Reference to viewer community
Risk category: R0 — Neutral in-group social media term identifying mutual followers; no harmful connotations or exclusionary intent
Evolution: From 'one of my followers'; stable abbreviation
Positive example: "Oomf just posted something relatable"
Community origin: none
Origin: ~2016 fandom Twitter; mainstreamed: ~2017; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: I'm grinding this
Meaning: Working hard and persistently on something
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Repetitive gameplay for rewards
Social context: Working hard on a goal
Video context: Content creation effort
Risk category: R0 — Positive; effort acknowledgment
Evolution: Gaming origin; spreading to general effort
Positive example: "I'm grinding this assignment"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s gaming; mainstreamed: 2010s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (transformed)
Status: active
Expression: That's OP
Meaning: Overpowered; something is too strong or excellent
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Describing imbalanced game elements
Social context: Something exceptionally good
Video context: Praising content
Risk category: R0 — Positive expression; gaming praise
Evolution: Gaming term spreading to general usage
Positive example: "This strategy is OP"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2000s gaming; mainstreamed: 2000s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (transformed)
Status: active
Expression: This is nerfed
Meaning: Something has been weakened or made less effective
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Game balance changes reducing power
Social context: Something diminished from original
Video context: Describing reduced quality
Risk category: R0 — Neutral descriptor; gaming term
Evolution: Gaming origin; spreading metaphorical usage
Positive example: "My motivation is nerfed today"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2000s gaming; mainstreamed: 2000s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Quit griefing
Meaning: Stop deliberately causing problems or harassing others
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Telling someone to stop trolling teammates
Social context: Stop causing unnecessary drama
Video context: Comment on disruptive behavior
Risk category: R4 — Platform-specific risk: in gaming, a precise term for deliberate sabotage (bannable offense with clear definition); on social media, a vague dismissal meaning 'stop causing drama'; the gaming meaning is specific and actionable, the social meaning is a general putdown
Evolution: Gaming term; stable meaning
Positive example: "Quit griefing and play properly"
Negative example: "Quit griefing" [used on social media to dismiss someone raising legitimate concerns as just causing drama]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2000s gaming; mainstreamed: 2000s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: You're such a troll
Meaning: Someone who deliberately provokes or annoys others
Primary platform: Cross-platform
Gaming context: Disruptive player
Social context: Someone provoking for reactions
Video context: Provocative commenter
Risk category: R0 — Neutral descriptor; calling out behavior
Evolution: Long-standing internet term; stable
Positive example: "You're such a troll" [playful teasing]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2000s internet; mainstreamed: 2000s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Lethal face card
Meaning: Exceptionally attractive face that 'kills'
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Attractive character design
Social context: Complimenting facial beauty
Video context: Comment on creator appearance
Risk category: R0 — Positive compliment; appearance praise
Evolution: From 'face card' meaning reliable beauty; 'lethal' intensifies
Positive example: "Her face card is lethal"
Community origin: AAVE/LGBTQ+
Origin: AAVE (pre-2023); mainstreamed: late 2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: active
Expression: You're so nonchalant
Meaning: Acting unbothered, cool, or detached
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Player staying calm under pressure
Social context: Appearing unaffected by drama
Video context: Comment on cool demeanor
Risk category: R2 — Masked mockery; sounds like a neutral observation but used sarcastically to call out someone performing coolness or trying too hard to seem unbothered; became a trend that inverted the compliment into ridicule
Evolution: Standard word given new valence in Gen Alpha usage
Positive example: "I love how nonchalant she is"
Negative example: "You're so nonchalant" [accusation of not caring]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2023 TikTok; mainstreamed: 2023-2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: peak_passed
Decline began: mid-2024
Expression: You're a moot
Meaning: Mutual follower; someone you both follow each other with
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Gaming mutual
Social context: Someone in your online network
Video context: Mutual subscriber
Risk category: R0 — Neutral; relationship descriptor
Evolution: Abbreviation of 'mutual'; fandom origin
Positive example: "My moots are so supportive"
Community origin: none
Origin: ~2016 fandom Twitter; mainstreamed: ~2016; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Bro clutched up
Meaning: Performed exceptionally well under pressure at a crucial moment
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Winning in a high-pressure moment
Social context: Coming through when it matters
Video context: Highlight moment
Risk category: R0 — Positive; praise for performance
Evolution: Gaming term; stable positive meaning
Positive example: "Bro clutched up in the final round"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s gaming; mainstreamed: 2010s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Bro carried
Meaning: Someone did most of the work for the team
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Player carrying weaker teammates to victory
Social context: Someone doing all the work in a group
Video context: Recognition of effort
Risk category: R4 — Platform-specific: high praise in gaming (carried the team to victory); can imply others were useless on social media; backhanded in workplace contexts
Evolution: Gaming origin; spreading to general usage
Positive example: "She carried our group project"
Negative example: "I carried" [dismissing teammates' contributions]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s gaming; mainstreamed: 2010s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (transformed)
Status: active
Expression: This is not it
Meaning: Something is disappointing, wrong, or fails to meet expectations
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Disappointing game content
Social context: Disapproval of something
Video context: Negative reaction to content
Risk category: R0 — Mild criticism; general disapproval
Evolution: Stable expression; widespread usage
Positive example: "This take is not it"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2018 AAVE; mainstreamed: 2018; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: You're so unhinged
Meaning: Acting wild, chaotic, or without restraint
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Chaotic player behavior
Social context: Wild or bold behavior
Video context: Chaotic content
Risk category: R2 — Masked criticism; can sound like a compliment ('she's so unhinged, I love it') but also functions as dismissal of someone's behavior as irrational or unstable; the slang framing conceals the judgment
Evolution: Reclaimed as positive in some contexts; mental health adjacent
Positive example: "Your posts are so unhinged I love it"
Negative example: "You're unhinged" [genuine concern or insult]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2022-2023; mainstreamed: 2022-2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2022 (native)
Status: active
Expression: W
Meaning: Win; success; positive outcome
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Victory acknowledgment
Social context: Celebrating someone's success
Video context: Positive comment
Risk category: R0 — Positive; celebration of success
Evolution: Gaming origin; opposite of L; stable meaning
Positive example: "That's a W"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2018 gaming/Twitter; mainstreamed: 2018; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: This flopped
Meaning: Something failed to succeed or get attention
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Failed strategy or content
Social context: Content that didn't perform well
Video context: Low engagement acknowledgment
Risk category: R0 — Neutral descriptor; failure acknowledgment
Evolution: Stable meaning; widespread usage
Positive example: "My post flopped"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2018 Twitter; mainstreamed: 2018; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Bro is selling
Meaning: Someone is performing badly or throwing on purpose
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Teammate playing badly or sabotaging
Social context: Someone failing at something
Video context: Comment on poor performance
Risk category: R4 — Platform-specific risk: specific accusation of match-throwing in gaming (reportable behavioral claim); general personal attack on social media (calling someone a failure); gaming usage is about gameplay, social usage is about personhood
Evolution: Gaming origin; 'selling out' the team
Positive example: "I'm selling today" [self-deprecating]
Negative example: "Bro is selling" [accusation toward teammate]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2020 gaming; mainstreamed: 2020; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Tung Tung Tung Sahur
Meaning: AI-generated meme creature (wooden figure with baseball bat) that "punishes" people who skip the pre-dawn Ramadan meal
Primary platform: TikTok
Gaming context: Character adopted into Roblox game "Steal a Brainrot"; copyright dispute between creator @noxaasht and game developers in Sep 2025
Social context: Initially resonated with Indonesian/Malaysian Muslim communities during Ramadan 2025; crossed over globally as part of Italian brainrot universe; used as humorous "threat" to wake people for sahur; spawned lore, fan art, tattoos, and farewell videos when Ramadan ended
Video context: AI-generated wooden stick-man with baseball bat paired with Indonesian TTS voiceover; users created dramatic lore videos, crossover battles (vs Brr Brr Patapim), pencil drawings, and "goodbye" tributes; original video by @noxaasht got 42.5M+ views
Risk category: R5 — Cultural risk variant: rooted in Indonesian Islamic Ramadan traditions (bedug drumming for sahur); cultural and religious significance is lost or trivialized when shared globally as absurdist brainrot; meaning is entirely culture/religion-dependent; non-Muslim/non-Indonesian users share it stripped of context
Evolution: Created Feb 28, 2025 by TikToker @noxaasht; "tung tung" = onomatopoeia for bedug/kentongan drum; "sahur" = pre-dawn Ramadan meal; 42.5M views on original; part of broader Italian/Indonesian brainrot universe alongside Bombardiro Crocodilo and Tralalero Tralala; farewell videos posted as Ramadan 2025 ended; copyright dispute with Roblox game Sep 2025; phrase "tung tung tung sahur" existed online since at least 2013 in Indonesian Twitter
Negative example: "Tung Tung Tung Sahur is coming for you" [sharing meme that trivializes Islamic Ramadan traditions as absurdist content without cultural context]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2013 Indonesian Twitter (sahur tradition is older); mainstreamed: Feb 28, 2025 (@noxaasht TikTok); Gen Alpha adoption: 2025 (native)
Status: peak_passed
Decline began: late Mar 2025 (end of Ramadan)
Expression: Oh!
Meaning: TikTok sound reference expressing surprise or emphasis
Primary platform: Video
Gaming context: Reaction sound
Social context: Emphasis sound bite
Video context: Viral sound reference
Risk category: R0 — Neutral expression; sound reference
Evolution: Multiple viral sounds use this; context determines reference
Positive example: "Oh!" [dramatic emphasis]
Community origin: none
Origin: varies by sound; mainstreamed: varies; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Bro is locked in
Meaning: Extremely focused and committed to a task
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Player in intense focus mode
Social context: Deep concentration on goals
Video context: Focused content creation
Risk category: R0 — Positive; focus and determination praise
Evolution: Recent intensification of usage; spreading
Positive example: "Time to lock in for finals"
Community origin: none
Origin: late 2023; mainstreamed: late 2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: fading
Decline began: mid-2024
Expression: Top tier ragebait
Meaning: Content deliberately designed to provoke angry reactions
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Provocative gaming takes
Social context: Content designed for outrage engagement
Video context: Engagement-bait content
Risk category: R2 — Meta-awareness of manipulation; but normalizes rage-farming
Evolution: Recent media literacy term; acknowledging manipulation
Positive example: "This is top tier ragebait, not engaging"
Negative example: Used to create harmful content
Community origin: none
Origin: 2023; mainstreamed: 2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Blocked
Meaning: Cutting someone off on social media; refusing to engage
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Rejecting player/opinion
Social context: Dramatic dismissal
Video context: Comment rejection
Risk category: R0 — Mild dismissal; often hyperbolic
Evolution: Platform feature turned expression; stable
Positive example: "Pineapple on pizza? Blocked" [joking]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s social media; mainstreamed: 2015; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Is that hyperpigmentation
Meaning: Questioning someone's skin appearance as a way to target their looks
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Mocking character appearance
Social context: Appearance-based mockery
Video context: Comment attacking appearance
Risk category: R3 — Evolution-based; medical term weaponized as appearance attack; often racialized
Evolution: Recent emergence; skincare term turned insult
Negative example: "Is that hyperpigmentation" [mocking skin]
Community origin: none
Origin: early 2024 TikTok; mainstreamed: early 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: peak_passed
Decline began: mid-2024
Expression: Imagine
Meaning: Sarcastic one-word setup implying something is obviously stupid, bad, or embarrassing; "imagine [doing X]" = "you'd have to be an idiot to do X"
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Mocking opponent choices
Social context: Dismissing behaviors
Video context: Dismissive comment
Risk category: R2 — Masked mockery; dismisses actions as ridiculous
Evolution: Older usage gaining Gen Alpha adoption
Negative example: "Imagine using that character" [dismissing choice]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2018 gaming/Twitter; mainstreamed: 2018; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (transformed)
Status: active
Expression: DM me
Meaning: Send a direct message for private conversation
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Moving conversation private
Social context: Request for private contact
Video context: Inviting viewer contact
Risk category: R4 — Platform-specific: standard networking on LinkedIn/Twitter; flirtatious on dating-adjacent platforms; concerning when used to move conversations with minors to unmonitored spaces
Evolution: Standard platform feature; monitoring needed for safety
Positive example: "DM me if you have questions"
Negative example: Adult requesting DMs from minors
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s social media; mainstreamed: 2010s; Gen Alpha adoption: 2020 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Womp womp
Meaning: Dismissive response to someone's complaint or failure
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Mock sympathy for loss
Social context: Sarcastic response to complaining
Video context: Dismissive comment
Risk category: R2 — Masked mockery; dismisses legitimate concerns or pain
Evolution: Sound effect turned expression; spreading rapidly
Negative example: "Womp womp" [dismissing valid concerns]
Community origin: none
Origin: late 2023; mainstreamed: late 2023-early 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: peak_passed
Decline began: mid-2024
Expression: You're so quirky
Meaning: Sarcastic; calling out someone for trying too hard to be unique
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Mocking unusual playstyles
Social context: Mocking 'not like other girls' behavior
Video context: Dismissive comment
Risk category: R2 — Masked mockery; usually sarcastic; polices authentic expression
Evolution: Positive word turned sarcastic; primarily targets women
Negative example: "You're so quirky" [mocking uniqueness]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2022 TikTok; mainstreamed: 2022; Gen Alpha adoption: 2022 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Put the fries in the bag
Meaning: Stop overcomplicating things; just do the basic task
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Focus on objectives not extras
Social context: Do your job without drama
Video context: Comment on unnecessary content
Risk category: R2 — Masked dismissal; often classist undertones about service workers
Evolution: Recent meme; service worker mockery potential
Positive example: "Stop rambling and put the fries in the bag"
Negative example: Classist dismissal of workers' humanity
Community origin: none
Origin: mid-2024 TikTok; mainstreamed: mid-2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: stale
Decline began: late 2024
Expression: Bro is crashing out
Meaning: Someone is having a public meltdown or making impulsive bad decisions
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Player tilting and making bad plays
Social context: Public breakdown or erratic behavior
Video context: Comment on drama
Risk category: R2 — Masked mockery of someone in emotional distress; the slang form makes it sound like casual observation rather than cruel commentary on someone's breakdown
Evolution: Recent intensification; from 'crashing' to dramatic usage
Positive example: "I'm crashing out over this grade"
Negative example: Mocking someone's genuine mental health struggle
Community origin: AAVE
Origin: AAVE (pre-2023); mainstreamed: mid-2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: fading
Decline began: late 2024
Expression: Bombardiro crocodilo
Meaning: AI-generated meme creature (crocodile fused with military bomber plane); part of the Italian brainrot universe
Primary platform: TikTok
Gaming context: Characters adopted into fan-made game scenarios and AI cutscenes; crossover "battles" between Italian brainrot characters treated as lore
Social context: Shared as absurdist humor but underlying Italian narration contains blasphemy (cursing God and Allah), references to bombing children in Israel/Palestine, and misogynistic language; most non-Italian speakers share it unaware of offensive subtext
Video context: AI-generated imagery paired with Italian TTS narration; users create fake lore, dramatic "reveal" reactions, and crossover battle videos; part of interconnected universe (Tralalero Tralala, Bombombini Gusini, Brr Brr Patapim, etc.)
Risk category: R5 — Cultural risk variant: original Italian narration contains anti-Islamic blasphemy, references to bombing Palestinian children, and vulgar language that non-Italian speakers unknowingly spread; meaning and offense are entirely language/culture-dependent; flagged as Islamophobic by critics
Evolution: Created Feb 20, 2025 by TikToker @armenjiharhanyan; part of Italian brainrot trend starting Jan 2025 with Tralalero Tralala (@eZburger401); spawned interconnected character universe; 3M+ hashtag views by mid-2025; associated meme coin (CROC) launched; Wikipedia article documents offensive content across 690+ articles on Italian Brainrot Wiki
Negative example: "Bombardiro Crocodilo vs Tralalero Tralala" [sharing AI meme whose Italian narration contains anti-Islamic content and violence references users don't understand]
Community origin: none
Origin: Feb 20, 2025 (@armenjiharhanyan TikTok); mainstreamed: Mar 2025; Gen Alpha adoption: 2025 (native)
Status: peak_passed
Decline began: mid-2025
Expression: Ts is chopped
Meaning: Something or someone is ugly, bad, or poorly made; when directed at a person, calling them unattractive
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Bad game design
Social context: Something is low quality
Video context: Criticizing content quality
Risk category: R2 — Masked negativity: when directed at objects/content it's mild quality criticism (R0), but when directed at a person "you're chopped" = calling them ugly; appearance-based insult concealed through casual slang; spawned compound "chuzz" (chopped + huzz)
Evolution: Ts' = 'this'; 'chopped' = bad; recent abbreviation trend
Negative example: "Ts is chopped" [dismissing quality]
Community origin: none
Origin: AAVE/internet slang (pre-2023); mainstreamed: 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Bro has got the huzz
Meaning: Someone has a girlfriend/romantic partner; huzz is playful shortening of hussy (reclaimed)
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Player has a partner
Social context: Acknowledging relationship status
Video context: Comment on creator relationships
Risk category: R2 — Slightly derogatory term for partner; reduces person to 'huzz'
Evolution: Recent emergence; hussy reclaimed/shortened to huzz as playful term; can carry objectifying undertones depending on context
Negative example: Reduces partner to derogatory term
Community origin: none
Origin: early 2024; mainstreamed: early 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Face card declined
Meaning: Someone is not attractive; opposite of 'face card never declines'
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Unattractive character
Social context: Insulting appearance
Video context: Comment attacking creator appearance
Risk category: R1 — Direct appearance attack; body shaming
Evolution: From positive 'face card never declines' to insult
Negative example: "Face card declined" [direct insult]
Community origin: AAVE/LGBTQ+
Origin: AAVE (pre-2023); builds on 'face card'; mainstreamed: 2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Bro is pulling
Meaning: Someone is successfully attracting romantic interest
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Player attracting attention
Social context: Getting romantic interest
Video context: Comment on creator's dating success
Risk category: R0 — Neutral to positive; acknowledging social success
Evolution: Stable meaning; 'pulling' someone romantically
Positive example: "Bro is pulling at this party"
Community origin: none
Origin: 2010s AAVE; mainstreamed: ~2021; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Peak
Meaning: US/internet: highest quality, the best; UK slang: bad, unfortunate, unlucky — meanings are opposite depending on cultural context
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Optimal play or content
Social context: Best version of something
Video context: Praise for content quality
Risk category: R5 — Cultural risk variant: meaning is diametrically opposite in US vs UK English; "that's peak" = highest praise in US internet culture vs sympathy for bad luck in UK youth slang; misunderstanding is virtually guaranteed in cross-cultural communication
Evolution: US internet usage: straightforward from standard English "peak performance." UK slang usage: ironic inversion, prominent in London Multicultural English since 2010s; the word means the exact opposite depending on speaker's cultural background; both usages are active and widespread, creating persistent miscommunication
Positive example: "This is peak content"
Negative example: "That's peak" [UK meaning: that's unfortunate/bad — opposite of US meaning, causes confusion in cross-cultural contexts]
Community origin: none
Origin: UK: 2010s London MLE; US: standard English; mainstreamed: UK: 2010s; cross-platform: 2023; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: SYBAU
Meaning: Shut your bitch ass up; aggressive silencing
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Toxic gaming chat
Social context: Aggressive silencing
Video context: Hostile comment
Risk category: R1 — Direct harassment; gendered insult; aggressive
Evolution: Abbreviation to evade filters; highly toxic
Negative example: Any usage is hostile
Community origin: none
Origin: 2024 TikTok; mainstreamed: 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Ts pmo
Meaning: This pisses me off - expression of frustration
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Frustrating game moment
Social context: Something annoying
Video context: Frustration comment
Risk category: R0 — Neutral frustration expression; mild vulgarity
Evolution: Abbreviation trend; 'ts' = this
Positive example: "Ts pmo" [expressing frustration]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2024; mainstreamed: 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Ts is not tuff
Meaning: This is not impressive; something fails to impress
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Unimpressive gameplay
Social context: Dismissing as unimpressive
Video context: Negative reaction to content
Risk category: R0 — Mild criticism; 'tuff' = tough/impressive
Evolution: Recent abbreviation; dismissive but mild
Negative example: "Ts is not tuff" [dismissing effort]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2024; mainstreamed: 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: active
Expression: You big back
Meaning: Calling someone a glutton; someone who eats too much
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Mocking greedy player behavior
Social context: Body shaming about eating/size
Video context: Comment attacking eating habits
Risk category: R1 — Direct body shaming; promotes disordered eating awareness
Evolution: Recent emergence; body-focused insult
Negative example: "You big back" [body shaming]
Community origin: AAVE/LGBTQ+
Origin: AAVE (pre-2024); mainstreamed: early 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: active
Expression: What's 4+4
Meaning: Setup for saying someone "ate" (performed excellently); answer is 8 which sounds like "ate" = you killed it
Primary platform: Social Media
Gaming context: Flirting in game
Social context: Used to hype someone up — ask "what's 4+4?" and the answer "8/ate" means they nailed it; applied to outfits, nails, performances, looks; same energy as "you ate and left no crumbs"
Video context: Flirty comment
Risk category: R0 — Positive hype/compliment format; no harmful connotations; playful way to tell someone they did great
Evolution: Builds on "ate" (drag/AAVE compliment meaning performed excellently); the math question format is just a playful setup to get the word "eight/ate" as the answer; not a trap question or flirting trick — it's straightforward hype
Positive example: Peer-to-peer flirting
Negative example: Adult using on minor
Community origin: none
Origin: early 2024 TikTok; mainstreamed: early 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: stale
Decline began: mid-2024
Expression: Pop off
Meaning: Go off; perform exceptionally; express yourself strongly
Primary platform: Gaming
Gaming context: Encouraging strong performance
Social context: Supporting someone expressing themselves
Video context: Praising creator energy
Risk category: R0 — Positive encouragement; no harmful connotations
Evolution: Stable positive expression
Positive example: "Pop off queen!"
Community origin: AAVE
Origin: 2010s AAVE; mainstreamed: ~2019; Gen Alpha adoption: 2021 (adopted)
Status: active
Expression: Nothing beats a jet 2 holiday
Meaning: UK viral meme from Jet2 travel ad; used ironically over chaotic or disastrous holiday footage
Primary platform: Video
Gaming context: Random reference
Social context: UK travel meme
Video context: Brainrot audio reference
Risk category: R0 — Harmless ironic meme format; no harmful connotations; comedic juxtaposition of upbeat ad with chaotic content
Evolution: From Jet2 UK TV ad campaign launched Dec 2022; voiceover by Zoe Lister; went viral on TikTok late 2024; became massive meme format summer 2025 with 2M+ uses
Positive example: "Nothing beats a jet 2 holiday" [meme]
Community origin: none
Origin: Dec 2022 (Jet2 UK TV ad campaign); mainstreamed: late 2024 TikTok; Gen Alpha adoption: 2024 (native)
Status: fading
Decline began: late 2025
Expression: 6 7
Meaning: Meaningless brainrot chant shouted as an exclamation or used as a vague rating; no fixed meaning
Primary platform: TikTok
Gaming context: Used in basketball highlight edits, especially of LaMelo Ball (who is 6'7"); NBA/WNBA coverage and NFL touchdown celebrations have adopted the gesture
Social context: Dictionary.com's 2025 Word of the Year; kids shout it in schools, at sporting events, whenever they encounter the numbers; accompanied by a signature hand gesture (palms up, weighing motion); the "67 Kid" (Maverick Trevillian) went viral Mar 2025; described as "annoying" and "like a plague" by media
Video context: Originated in basketball edits of LaMelo Ball on TikTok/Instagram Dec 2024-Jan 2025; Taylen "TK" Kinney (Overtime Elite) popularized the gesture; used as backing audio for sports highlights; South Park episode referenced it
Risk category: R5 — Cultural risk variant: underlying song lyrics reference gun violence, drug dealing, and potentially the 10-67 police code for reporting a death; kids use it as meaningless fun completely divorced from its drill rap violence context; meaning gap between source material and usage is extreme
Evolution: Skrilla released "Doot Doot (6 7)" Dec 2024 (feat. G Herbo); "6-7" may reference 67th Street (Philadelphia), 10-67 police death code, or nothing specific (Skrilla: "I never put an actual meaning on it"); went viral via LaMelo Ball basketball edits Jan 2025; TK Kinney's rating gesture Dec 2024; "67 Kid" Maverick Trevillian Mar 2025; Dictionary.com Word of the Year Oct 2025; now global phenomenon with kids shouting it in 10+ countries
Positive example: "Six sevennnnn!" [shouted as meaningless exclamation with hand gesture]
Negative example: "6 7" [shouted disruptively in classrooms or public spaces; meaningless but used to derail conversations or harass]
Community origin: AAVE
Origin: Dec 2024 (Skrilla 'Doot Doot (6 7)'); mainstreamed: Jan-Mar 2025; WOTY Oct 2025; Gen Alpha adoption: 2025 (native)
Status: active
Expression: Low taper fade
Meaning: Haircut style that became a meme; absurdist humor reference
Primary platform: Video
Gaming context: Meme about any image
Social context: Referencing viral 'best low taper fade' meme
Video context: Comment referencing brainrot meme
Risk category: R0 — Neutral absurdist meme referencing a haircut style; humor derives from randomness, not from targeting individuals or groups
Evolution: From haircut term to absurdist meme format
Positive example: "Give me that low taper fade" [meme format]
Community origin: none
Origin: 2023 TikTok meme; mainstreamed: Aug 2023; peak early 2024; Gen Alpha adoption: 2023 (native)
Status: stale
Decline began: mid-2024