Top 10 slang terms to enter conversation in 2024 – and number one became a global sensation

Oh, words?

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

Google search-based findings gathered by Unscramblerer.com refer to the infamous meme from 2024 — along with a lot of other terminology that will mostly sound like misogyny to non-Gen Alpha and Gen Z readers.

“The English language is constantly changing. New slang words are created every year. Many slang words are born through trending topics and viral videos on social media,” said a representative for the online pun.

Simply put, if you’ve finally understood the meaning of the term “rizz”, 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. Go ahead

A slang term for a child who acts or dresses like a teenager. It has been checked 20,000 times.

9. Works

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

8. Katz

Unfortunately, rather than a reference to the iconic Lower East Side eatery, the word, searched 34,000 times, now means anything fun or amusing.

7. Without

A slang term for yourself – searched 50,000 times.

6. Schmaltz

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

5. Sobriquet

Gen Z thinks they are so fancy. This other French term, which was checked 105,000 times, refers to a nickname or descriptive title of a person or thing.

4. Hawk Tuah

Search that stitch – 180,000 times. Hawk Tuah is the phonetic sound that online sensation Hailey Welch, forever known as Hawk Tuah Girl, made on camera when describing a sexual act during a man-on-the-street interview.

3. Skiing

Gen Alpha blows his covers by watching YouTube videos about a race of human-toilet hybrid “Skibidi” taking over the world.

The Skibidi stage – which became a popular Halloween costume – was checked 205,000 times.

2. Sigma

It may be all Greek to you, but sigma makes more sense these days. It refers to a lone wolf who does not conform to traditional social roles and was checked 220,000 times.

1. Despised

Be more attentive to this. The modestly meaning word became a worldwide hit on TikTok and led to a fashion trend of ladies dressing “too cute” but gracefully reserved. It has been searched 260,000 times.