systemtwoai/GenAlphaBench huggingface dataset:
Term: bruh
Expression: Bruh
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Bruh originates in and was popularized by Black English, recorded since 1890s
Evidence: bro/bruh: term of address, esp. between blacks
Notes: Green's attribution under parent entry 'bro n.1'.
Term: cook / let him cook
Expression: Let him cook
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Evidence: Coined by rapper Lil B as 'let that boy cook', circa 2010
Evidence: Often attributed to rapper Lil B, used on his social media since 2010
Notes: Attributed to hip-hop (Lil B); neither source uses the label 'AAVE' explicitly.
Term: gyat(t)
Expression: Gyatt damn
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Evidence: McWhorter: from exaggerated southern Black pronunciation of 'goddamn'
Evidence: Historically, gyatt originates in AAVE
Notes: Contested; competing theories (Black Southern, Jamaican). Source_2 not top-tier.
Term: twink
Expression: You are a twink
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Evidence: Sense 'attractive young boy' labeled US gay, citations from 1963
Evidence: Gay-context use first recorded 1960-65
Term: cap / no cap
Expression: Cap
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Cap is very much a product of African American English
Evidence: In Black slang, to cap means to brag or lie; Atlanta hip-hop
Term: lit
Expression: You're looking mad lit
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Article explicitly calls lit and turnt 'AAVE terms'
Evidence: MW: 'thank rap for breathing new meaning into the word'
Notes: Older 'intoxicated' sense is general US slang.
Term: slay
Expression: Slay
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Originated in black, Latinx, queer ball culture, 1970s-80s
Evidence: Evolved through Black, Latinx and queer ballroom culture
Notes: Black/Latinx queer ballroom — AAVE/LGBTQ+ intersection; candidate for joint label.
Term: ate / eat
Expression: You ate
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Born from Black and Latinx ballroom culture
Notes: KYM attributes 'ate that' to AAVE broadly, not specifically ballroom.
Term: based
Expression: That's based
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Invented by rapper Lil B from insult 'basehead'
Evidence: From 1980s slang basehead; reclaimed by Lil B in hip-hop
Notes: Hip-hop/Lil B; current usage shifted via 4chan — contested.
Term: fr / for real
Expression: Are you fr
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: BFFR 'is an AAVE slang term using fr or for real'
Notes: Contested: KYM's main fr-fr page offers competing Yiddish-origin claim; curated AAVE lists omit fr. Informant attribution: AAVE.
Term: blud / yap
Expression: What is blud yapping about
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Notes: CONTRA: KYM states blud is originally Jamaican, adopted into British MLE, not AAVE.
Term: bussin
Expression: This is bussin
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: This term originates in AAVE
Evidence: Linguist Wright: bussin is part of AAVE
Term: drip
Expression: Bro is dripped out
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Origin in 2000s Atlanta rap scene; disputed
Evidence: Drip in hip-hop traced to mid-90s
Notes: Hip-hop attribution; origin disputed among rappers.
Term: fire
Expression: This is fire
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: 'Fire' slang for high-quality in hip-hop since early 1990s
Notes: Green's labels 'excellent' sense only 'orig. US'.
Term: flex
Expression: That's such a flex
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: 'Show off' sense labeled 'US black'
Evidence: In use in AAVE for bragging since 1990s; Ice Cube 1992
Notes: Source_2 non-preferred outlet.
Term: glow up
Expression: I'm having my glow up
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Coined by Chief Keef in 'Gotta Glo Up One Day' (2013)
Evidence: Popularized, possibly originated, by Chief Keef
Notes: Hip-hop coinage; 'AAVE' label not used explicitly.
Term: and I oop
Expression: And I oop
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: Originated with drag queen Jasmine Masters, October 2015
Evidence: Traces phrase to Drag Race contestant Jasmine Masters' 2015 video
Notes: Black drag queen — drag origin strongly documented.
Term: jit
Expression: Jit tripping
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: 'Young person' sense labeled 'US black'
Evidence: Originated in African American English, by many accounts Florida
Term: bop
Expression: You're such a bop
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Bop from Black bebop jazz of 1940s-50s
Evidence: Notes 'bop' has AAVE roots
Notes: Bebop lineage; Green's labels 'good song' sense only 'juv.'
Term: opp
Expression: Consider yourself an opp
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Evidence: AAVE slang popularized in hip-hop; Chief Keef 2011
Evidence: Originated in hip-hop lyrics; drill music
Term: out of pocket
Expression: That was so out of pocket
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Comes from African American English, mid-20th century
Evidence: Emerged from AAVE, at least the 1940s
Notes: Two dictionary etymologies explicitly name AAVE.
Term: serve/serving
Expression: You are serving
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Originates from Black drag culture
Evidence: 'Serving realness' cited as Harlem ballroom lexicon
Notes: Ballroom — candidate for joint AAVE/LGBTQ+ label.
Term: yas queen
Expression: Yas queen
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Evidence: 1980s NYC ball culture, queer people of color
Evidence: 'Yas, queen!' listed as ballroom language
Term: rizz
Expression: You've got that unspoken rizz
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: Credits rizz to Kai Cenat; Black culture
Evidence: Rizz created by Black Twitch streamer Kai Cenat 2022
Term: salty
Expression: Somebody's acting salty
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Earliest examples in Black newspapers; primarily African American use
Evidence: Anger sense used by 'black folks and hepcats'
Notes: Green's notes possible Navy etymology; earliest citations Black press.
Term: secure the bag
Expression: Bro secured the bag
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Started in hip-hop; Lil Uzi Vert/Gucci Mane 2016
Evidence: 'Bag' a hip-hop staple for money
Notes: Hip-hop attribution rather than 'AAVE' by name.
Term: rizz
Expression: Bro is the rizzler
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: Rizz's origins truly lie with Black culture and AAVE
Evidence: Rizz is part of AAVE
Term: slaps
Expression: This slaps
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Musical slap credited to Bay Area hip-hop slang
Evidence: Originating from Bay Area hip-hop, early 2000s
Term: sleeping on
Expression: Y'all are sleeping on this
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Green's labels 'slept on, adj.' as US black
Notes: One strong source (Green's); no independent second found.
Term: snatched
Expression: You look absolutely snatched
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Snatched comes from black drag culture
Evidence: Classic drag term
Term: tea/spill the tea
Expression: Spill the tea
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Tea originated in black drag culture
Evidence: Steeped in black drag culture; from black gay slang
Notes: Black drag — candidate for joint AAVE/LGBTQ+ label.
Term: tweaking
Expression: Bro is tweaking
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Evidence: Slang derived from AAVE and drug culture
Evidence: Developed slang meaning in AAVE usage
Term: square up
Expression: Square up
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Notes: CONTRA: sources trace to 1700s boxing, not AAVE.
Term: vibe check
Expression: He passed the vibe check
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Notes: KYM traces to 2011 Urban Dictionary; no community origin.
Term: zesty
Expression: Bro is zesty
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Notes: CONTRA: KYM describes slang applied TO perceived gay men (often mockingly), not originating from the community. Consider R-category implications.
Term: lit
Expression: This is lit
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Lit used in early-20th-century AAVE meaning intoxicated
Evidence: Rap breathed new 'exciting' meaning into lit
Term: it's giving
Expression: You're giving
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Originated in Black and Latine LGBTQ+ ballroom culture
Evidence: Originates from Black Trans communities and NYC Ballroom
Notes: Ballroom — candidate for joint label.
Term: bet
Expression: Bet
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: 1990s campus slang, likely popularized by Black popular culture
Evidence: Popularized via Black culture and hip-hop
Notes: Sources hedge: popularization rather than strict origin.
Term: built like that
Expression: Why he built like that
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Notes: KYM: origins unclear; earliest traced use 2015 Kevin Hart tweet.
Term: face card
Expression: Lethal face card
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: face-card labeled 'US black'; Big L 1998 citation
Evidence: Likely born of Black LGBTQ+ ballroom culture and rap
Notes: Beauty sense a later extension of Black-slang money sense.
Term: not it
Expression: This is not it
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Notes: Checked: Dictionary.com and KYM both describe unattributed Twitter/meme-page origin (2017-18), no community named. TikTok-only AAVE claims exist but fall below source bar. Informant may attest; flag informant-only if kept.
Term: crash out
Expression: Bro is crashing out
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: Explicitly labeled AAVE slang; Baton Rouge origin
Evidence: Emerged first in AAVE, southern US
Term: face card
Expression: Face card declined
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: face-card labeled 'US black'
Evidence: Black LGBTQ+ ballroom culture and rap
Notes: Same core term as id 107.
Term: pulling
Expression: Bro is pulling
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Notes: 'Pull' (attract) appears in general UK/US slang; no Black-labeled sense found.
Term: big back
Expression: You big back
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: Stems from AAVE slang big back
Evidence: Roots in AAVE and Black queer culture
Term: pop off
Expression: Pop off
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Roots in AAVE
Evidence: Lists 'pop off' among AAVE terms
Notes: Caveat: Green's shows general-US citations from 1909 for older sense; both sources low-authority.
Term: 6 7
Expression: 6 7
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: Origin: Skrilla's 'Doot Doot (6 7)', 67th Street Philadelphia
Evidence: WOTY 2025; origin credited to Skrilla's song
Notes: Traced to Black Philadelphia drill rapper; no source labels it AAVE explicitly.
Term: clock that tea
Expression: Clock that tea
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: tea 'gossip' labeled orig. US black/gay
Evidence: Steeped in black drag culture
Notes: Attribution via 'tea' and 'clock'; black queer culture.
Term: unc
Expression: Bro is an unc
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: Comes from AAVE, began in Black communities
Evidence: Unc has deep roots in AAVE
Term: ate and left no crumbs
Expression: Bro left no crumbs
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Originated in NYC Ballroom scene, Black and Latino LGBTQ+ subculture
Evidence: Origins in NYC ballroom scene
Notes: MW is the strong source.
Term: ts (this shit)
Expression: Ts is so corny
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Framed as AAVE slang; appropriation discourse documented
Notes: Attribution attaches to 'ts', not 'corny'; no second-domain source.
Term: tea (body is tea)
Expression: Body is tea
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: tea 'gossip' sense labeled orig. US black/gay
Evidence: Steeped in black drag culture
Notes: Sources locate origin in Black gay/drag culture — joint-label candidate.
Term: fine shyt
Expression: Bro is fine shyt
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Developed strongly influenced by AAVE, amplified by hip-hop
Evidence: Roots in AAVE
Notes: CAUTION: both sources low-authority SEO sites; KYM calls origin unclear. Treat as weak-verified.
Term: slimed
Expression: Bro got slimed
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Slime/slimed derives from AAVE, spread through Black communities
Evidence: slime n. 'a friend' labeled US black
Term: down bad
Expression: Down bad asf
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: native
Evidence: Originates from African-American Vernacular, 2012 rap songs
Evidence: Rooted in African-American Vernacular (J. Cole)
Term: jump
Expression: Jump
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Notes: CONTRA: Green's dates 'attack' sense to 1859 general slang, no US black label.
Term: foid
Expression: Foid
Community origin: Incel
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Fowler et al. 2023: 'foid' analyzed as incel-community term
Evidence: Femoid/foid dehumanizing abbreviations prevalent on incels.co
Term: washed
Expression: Ts is so washed
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Notes: Sources trace to general 'washed up' (1750s+, theatrical); no AAVE-origin attribution.
Term: IJBOL
Expression: IJBOL
Community origin: K-pop fandom
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: K-pop community started using it 2021; spread via stan Twitter
Evidence: Became popular 2021 when K-pop fans began using it
Notes: CAVEAT: KYM documents earliest use 2009 pre-K-pop; sources support popularization more than coinage.
Term: type shit
Expression: Type shit
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Described as an AAVE slang term; Playboi Carti 2010
Evidence: AAVE phrase used by rappers and Black community
Term: side quest
Expression: Bro is on a side quest
Community origin: gaming community
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: From optional video game quests; migrated to IRL slang
Evidence: Listed among video game terms
Term: plot armor
Expression: Plot armor is carrying him
Community origin: gaming/anime community
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: First circulated on forums discussing series and anime (4chan /a/)
Evidence: OED: originated 2000s, first use on Usenet gaming forum
Notes: Source_2 is Wikipedia citing OED.
Term: periodt
Expression: Periodt
Community origin: AAVE/LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Specifically attributed to Southern Black gay slang; drag culture
Evidence: -t ending common in gay and drag slang, from AAVE
Notes: Covers the joint AAVE + Black gay/drag lineage.
Term: go off
Expression: Go off
Community origin: AAVE/LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Originally emerging in AAVE
Evidence: Roots in AAVE
Notes: Supports AAVE half only; LGBTQ+ ('go off sis') lineage not corroborated by fetched sources.
Term: we stan
Expression: We stan
Community origin: K-pop fandom
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Notes: CONTRA: 'stan' traced to Eminem's 2000 song; K-pop fandom popularized, did not originate.
Term: fruity
Expression: That's fruity behavior ngl
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Roots in Polari; gay men adopted as vehicle for campery
Evidence: Polari origin; LGBTQ+ community reclaimed 'fruity'
Notes: History complicated: long an external slur; sources support Polari roots + reclamation.
Term: larping
Expression: Bro is just larping at this point
Community origin: gaming community
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Larp comes from the gaming term live action role-playing
Evidence: First LARPs late 1970s, from tabletop role-playing
Term: wuh luh wuh/WLW
Expression: Is she wuh luh wuh
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: LGBTQ+ term; possibly 1920s Black lesbian communities
Evidence: Queer communities; traced to Harlem Renaissance Black queer movement
Notes: Notable Black queer roots; exact coinage undocumented.
Term: pause
Expression: Pause
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: 'Pause' is hip-hop disclaimer akin to 'no homo'
Evidence: Popularized by Harlem rap crew Dipset ~2002-3
Notes: Contested history: functions as homophobic-adjacent disclaimer; critics call it homophobic.
Term: pressed
Expression: Why you so pressed about it
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: This slang sense originated in African American English
Evidence: Listed among iconic Black Twitter slang
Term: gagged
Expression: Literally gagged
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Originates from Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ ballroom culture
Evidence: Among slang terms that originated from drag culture
Term: chicken jockey
Expression: Chicken jockey
Community origin: gaming community
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Minecraft mob; viral from Feb 2025 movie trailer
Evidence: Jack Black's line sparked theater meme April 2025
Term: gg
Expression: GGs
Community origin: gaming community
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Adopted by 1990s multiplayer gaming communities
Evidence: Emerged in 90s multiplayer games; StarCraft
Term: caught lacking
Expression: Bro got caught lacking
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Originating from AAVE and Chicago drill scene
Evidence: Evolved from drill/trap music
Notes: CAUTION: slang-explainer sites, not scholarly; Green's has no entry. Weak-verified.
Term: slide into DMs
Expression: Bro slid into her DMs
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Notes: KYM: 'currently unknown where the term originated'; no AAVE attribution found.
Term: copium
Expression: Ts is copium
Community origin: gaming community
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Evidence: Twitch chat emote; spread via streamers and gaming
Notes: CAVEAT: KYM traces earliest use to Keak da Sneak 2003 hip-hop album and meme to 4chan /pol/ 2019; gaming popularized, may not have originated.
Term: woke
Expression: He's so woke
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Evidence: Black English participle; 1962 NYT citation
Evidence: Originated in African American English, first half of 20th century
Notes: Strongest-documented AAVE origin in the set.
Term: not slick
Expression: Bro is not slick
Community origin: AAVE
Gen Alpha relationship: transformed
Notes: No origin attribution found in Green's or elsewhere; only definition sites.
Term: mother
Expression: She's mother
Community origin: LGBTQ+
Gen Alpha relationship: adopted
Evidence: Sense labeled US gay: mentor introducing others, citations from 1910
Evidence: From ball culture: Black and Hispanic LGBTQ house mothers