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30 Screenshots That Prove Exactly Why Millennials And Gen Z Can’t Get Along
Among all the ways of communicating, Gen Z prefers texting to anything else. It’s brief, not so formal, and very convenient. They even have their own etiquette and language for it. Messages without full stops, the peculiar use of emojis, and words you’ve never heard before are just a few things you have to know if you want to speak their lingo.
However, it seems that the older generations can’t quite keep up with the current texting trends anymore. Millennials receiving a text from Gen Z now equals deciphering a secret code.
To shed some light on how young people message, our Bored Panda team has provided a list of screenshots that perfectly reflect their language in written conversations. Keeping your Google search open might be necessary as you explore new ways Gen Z is spicing up their communication.
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Painted Dog 2 years ago
tell him "yo with the sup, slay FLEX" for me. he'll know what it means.
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Zedrapazia 2 years ago
Huh? Seems to be a figure of Giorno Giovanna, a guy from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but very deformed ...
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Rayne OfSalt 2 years ago
That rat is doing a perfect imitation of british tourists in australia.
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MushroomHead22 2 years ago
what? those jorts are steak sauce. bro you look gagnster in those, so sick.
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irissii (she/them) 2 years ago
....sorry but i'm too young i guess- what was she supposed to say? is this rude?
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A Wild Bean (they/them/any) 2 years ago
Lmao I think that was supposed to say "squirrels" instead of "squires," but I'm getting a really funny mental image from that typo
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Amalie Jaye 2 years ago
I am in Gen Z, but I use proper grammar in my texts. I struggle to decipher half of what my other Gen Z Friends put. I’m not glued to my phone like most of them, either, I prefer reading books.
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Daft Mosquito 2 years ago
I'd venture to translate: "Max Verstappen is a calculating bástàrd." Right?
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Scotira 2 years ago
For me it's my age AND a language barrier I didn't know I had 😅🤣🙈
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VioletHunter 2 years ago
Breaking news: teenagers are using teen slang. Quick, call the news stations!
Lesbian Sloth (she/her) 2 years ago
Do people actually talk like this? I'm genz and have never heard most of these words
Do-nut touch da donut 2 years ago
What will it cost to switch lives..hm? Donut? 2 Donuts?! I have two lil brothers and a LOT of cousins pls... 4 DONUTS?! /J
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kansasmagic 2 years ago
Are these meant to be funny? Weird? Most seem just like normal texts. Are we supposed to be surprised that siblings text each other?
Jill 2 years ago
Fellow GenX-er here. This was all gibberish. Was this post even using the English alphabet? 🤨
Load More Replies... MezzoPiano 2 years ago
You know, the speed at which we millenials went from being too young to be relevant to being too old to be relevant is really quite astounding.
Bertha Madott 2 years ago
I'm old.(age 75). I love my little brother (age 63) . I didn't understand anything here and I can read and/or speak several languages. Sigh.
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
A lot of my friends are Gen Alpha, and they don’t use slang words
RandomEpiBioPerson 2 years ago
I couldn't load some of them, but it honestly looked more like millennials and Gen z getting along than not getting along. I'm all for getting along. Lots of the same motives, just different slang.
Duvet Woman 2 years ago
I'm in my 50s and have no idea what these were saying. All I could see were words with a few random letters of the alphabet sprinkled in between, made into a sentence. I feel cheated out of enjoying the humour.
Scotira 2 years ago
For me it's my age AND a language barrier I didn't know I had 😅🤣🙈
Load More Replies... VioletHunter 2 years ago
Breaking news: teenagers are using teen slang. Quick, call the news stations!
Lesbian Sloth (she/her) 2 years ago
Do people actually talk like this? I'm genz and have never heard most of these words
Do-nut touch da donut 2 years ago
What will it cost to switch lives..hm? Donut? 2 Donuts?! I have two lil brothers and a LOT of cousins pls... 4 DONUTS?! /J
Load More Replies... kansasmagic 2 years ago
Are these meant to be funny? Weird? Most seem just like normal texts. Are we supposed to be surprised that siblings text each other?
Jill 2 years ago
Fellow GenX-er here. This was all gibberish. Was this post even using the English alphabet? 🤨
Load More Replies... MezzoPiano 2 years ago
You know, the speed at which we millenials went from being too young to be relevant to being too old to be relevant is really quite astounding.
Bertha Madott 2 years ago
I'm old.(age 75). I love my little brother (age 63) . I didn't understand anything here and I can read and/or speak several languages. Sigh.
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
A lot of my friends are Gen Alpha, and they don’t use slang words
RandomEpiBioPerson 2 years ago
I couldn't load some of them, but it honestly looked more like millennials and Gen z getting along than not getting along. I'm all for getting along. Lots of the same motives, just different slang.
Duvet Woman 2 years ago
I'm in my 50s and have no idea what these were saying. All I could see were words with a few random letters of the alphabet sprinkled in between, made into a sentence. I feel cheated out of enjoying the humour.
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