A youth with their boots on the ground came to us and said: “I stumbled upon a 'top ten' "brainrot tiktok" word list with their definitions.. I'm going to send it to you.” This felt both thrilling and like he was a posing a challenge. Essentially, we heard it like: Do you old broads know these top ten terms? This is when we throw on our gloves and start shadowboxing, prepared to spar for our place in the rink.
When the list came through, it was a true fine wine BLEND. Like taking a peep we were hit with top notes of confidence and knowing, an earthiness of been there and covered that, but also to our surprise there was a full-bodied zesty freshness, almost a zing of new terms hitting our palates!
To be clear, not only did we not know the definition of some of these terms — we had not even heard them before. And we LOVE when this happens.
skibidi: A reference to the viral "Skibidi Dop Dop Yes Yes" meme song by Little Big, often accompanied by silly dance moves.
*Did we have it? Yes, but does anyone REALLY have it? Not certain. Plus, we’re only 80% certain that we’ve linked to the correct song above. ✅gyatt: Slang derived from "goddamn" to express admiration or surprise, often used to comment on someone's Butt.
*Did we have this one? Yes. Have we used this one? Yes. This terms feels great and feels correct in reference to a nice tush. ✅
rizz: Slang for charisma or charm, particularly in the context of attracting a romantic interest.
*Did we have it? All day every day. Do you have it? The answer better be yes! ✅
only in ohio: A meme implying that strange or bizarre events supposedly only happen in Ohio.
*Now, we have discussed this one at length. Emily reached out to a 20-something in Ohio to see how this terms lands for them. Here was his reply: “I think it’s kinda funny because it doesn’t make any sense to me haha” ✅ 100% he’s too close to ohio in Ohio!duke dennis: A popular YouTuber and Twitch streamer known for his gaming content, especially related to NBA 2K.
*Did we have this? Nope. Not gonna lie, our knowledge of Twitch gaming content is respectably limited. ❌
did you pray today: A meme phrase that became popular, often used humorously to check on someone's well-being or behavior.
*Did we have this? No. Sort of love it? Want to hear it more! Will we use it? TBD ❌
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