Teens talk about their “brain rot” online. While there isn’t data to back it up, per se, experts do have concerns about the ...

“Yinz” is essentially Pittsburgh’s version of “y’all.” It’s used as a second-person plural pronoun, so someone living in Pittsburgh might ask, “Yinz want to get something to eat?” Yinz — sometimes ...

Each year, the internet gives birth to a new lexicon, one that's as fast-moving and unpredictable as the online trends that ...

In 2025, our algorithms were Gen-Z coded. Their slang slipped into captions, comments, café reels, and suddenly, everyone — brands, celebrities, and yes, your favourite influencer — was speaking the ...

For us linguists, the flurry of "word of the year" announcements from dictionaries and publishers is a holiday tradition as ...

There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

Rediffusion’s consumer insights unit, Red Lab has released a new report decoding the slang ecosystem of Gen Z — a generation whose vocabulary is shaping modern communication, brand interactions, ...

What exactly drives the creation and spread of slang? There is some social science to it.

The slang terms of 2025 really left the internet and memes this year and infected real life. Let's recap the top 10 and document this year's brainrot for future historians.

PC accessory maker Razer is going deep into its catalog and resurrecting its first gaming mouse, the Boomslang. The company is releasing a special edition version of the Boomslang to celebrate Razer’s ...

The Boomslang Is Back. Razer Teases Limited Return of Its First Gaming Mouse For its 20th anniversary, Razer has revived the Boomslang with a modern version that includes all the features you’d expect ...