Say What? How TikTok is Speeding Up the Creation of Slang

Say What? How TikTok is Speeding Up the Creation of SlangTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1804, Segment 3

Aug 9, 2022 • 14m

Do you know what it means when someone is “fitted” or “pulling up” to a function? That’s some Gen Z slang for you. Every generation has had its language quirks, but those changes are happening faster now with social media—especially TikTok. Can boomers and Gen Z even understand each other these days? This is Nicole Holliday’s area of expertise. She’s a linguistics professor at the University of Pennsylvania and co-host of the Spectacular Vernacular podcast. (Segment produced by James Hoopes)

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