AMAZON ALEXA NOW TRANSLATES GEN Z SLANG FOR OLDER GENERATIONS

Matt Case - July 22nd, 2024 - 7:09am PDT 

Amazon Alexa Now Translates Gen Z Slang for Older Generations

Are you constantly confused by what your kids or other young people are talking about? Sometimes it might feel like they’re speaking a different language, and in a way, they are. The younger generation uses a lot of slang words that can sound completely foreign to others. But Amazon Alexa is here to bridge that gap with a new vocabulary update designed to help older users learn the lingo of today's youth.

The new feature, “Alexa, talk Gen Z to me,” provides definitions and examples of 20 popular words used by Generation Z. According to Amazon’s research, 83% of young people recognize that older generations often have no idea what they’re talking about, and 35% of them think it’s cringe-worthy when an older person misuses their slang. However, older generations are eager to catch up, with 56% expressing a desire to learn these new terms.

For those looking to understand what teens, tweens, and twentysomethings are saying, here are some of the slang terms Alexa can now explain:

• Lowkey — “something subtle”
• It’s giving — “the tone something emulates”
• Ick — “something cringeworthy”
• Slay — “to show off with pride”
• Rizz — “to possess swagger or charisma”
• The math is mathing — “something makes logical sense”
• Sus — “short for suspicious”
• Ate — “a showing of admiration for someone’s success”
• Hot Girl Summer — “an encouragement to unapologetically be yourself and thrive”
• Cap — “to lie”
• Slaps — “to describe something as being a hit”
• Fam — “short for family, similar to ‘bro’”
• Drip — “to be stylish”
• Airing — “to ignore”
• In your XXX era — “describing chronic emotions or preferences a person has”
• Mother — “a female status symbol”

With these updates, Amazon Alexa aims to help older generations feel more connected and in tune with the evolving language of the younger crowd.