Gyatt out of the city.
Members of Generation Z, those lovable digital natives born between the years 1997 and 2012, have given themselves a dictionary of new slang, mixing acronyms, emojis and internetisms into their vocabulary, to the confusion of their elders.
Now, here comes “Gyatt.”
Said to be a cryptic abbreviation for “damn,” the term is usually employed when observing an attractive woman, usually online.
The term was first used by Twitch streamers YourRage and Kai Cenat, who would say “gyatt” when an attractive woman appeared in their streams. according to Indy100.
In the US, Google searches for “Gen Z slang” have increased 123% and curiosity about “Gen Z words” has increased 86%, according to data from a communications and growth company . Movchan Agency.
“It’s truly amazing how our generation has developed its unique vernacular, incorporating phrases and emojis that have become widely recognized slang around the world,” the agency’s public relations manager, Emily Goldstein, said in a statement.
“While slang is not a new phenomenon within subcultures, Gen Z slang is notable for its versatility and widespread use around the world.”
But beware, mainstream users, if you don’t understand the jargon. While it added some of its own new words, Generation Z also redefined some.
“Pay out of pocket” is not the out-of-office memo that Millennials and older employees are accustomed to, for example, and that’s just a generational language barrier that has caused confusion in the workplace.
Older generations use the common phrase to declare that they’re stepping away from their desk for a phone call, but that’s not how new employees at your company use it.
For many members of the younger generation, the phrase has evolved to mean something like “unhinged” or “chaotic,” to describe something done or said that is out of place or unexpected.
You better take notes, these are just some of the new slang terms you can add to your Gen Z translator along with: “kill”, “dupe” and “rizz”.
