327. The Slang Challenge Is Back: Can Mom Keep Up?

When I asked my daughters, Emma and Kiki, if they’d come back to Girl, Take the Lead!, they had one request: It had to be FUN. Challenge accepted. Back in 2022, Emma, our Millennial, and Kiki, our Gen Zer, joined me for Episode 22, “The Slang Challenge: How Many Do You Know?” They tested their Boomer mom on Millennial and Gen Z slang, I tested them on Boomer slang - and let’s just say Mom had some catching up to do. More than 300 episodes later, it’s time for a rematch. This time there’s aura farming, canon events, rizz, crashing out - and a few Boomer terms thrown in for good measure. And I have to say... Mom does a little better this time. But somewhere between the guessing, teasing and laughing, we discover something unexpected: some of the slang Emma and Kiki are teaching me doesn’t even belong to their generations anymore. Gen Alpha has entered the chat. Suddenly, my daughters are beginning to experience what it feels like to hear a younger generation use words they don’t completely understand. Funny how that happens. And toward the end, I ask Emma and Kiki one of my favorite Girl, Take the Lead! questions: What would you tell your 20-something self today? Their answers take our very silly conversation somewhere more meaningful - into relaxing, trusting ourselves, expressing what we really feel, and realizing we don’t have to make everyone happy. HOW MANY DO YOU KNOW? The younger-generation challenge for Mom: Aura Farming • Looks Maxing • Being Cooked • Cheugy • Canon Event • Rizz • Crash Out • Cap • Bet • Slap • Smackin’ Mom’s challenge for Emma & Kiki: Moo Juice • Aggro • Fink • Dish It Out • Loaded • Split No definitions here - play along with us! 📚 Emma is also co-host of Booking Wild with Emma and Fran and shares her love of books on IG at @leatherboundgremlin. 🎧 Go back to where it all started with Episode 22 - The Slang Challenge: How Many Do You Know? 📝 Think you know Gen Z slang? Try the Gen Z Slang Quiz from wikiHow. 🌐 More from Girl, Take the Lead!: www.girltaketheleadpod.com COMING NEXT After all this laughing, I found myself thinking about the one condition Emma and Kiki gave me: It has to be fun. Why did that stay with me? In our next Sound Bite, we’ll explore: What If Fun Is the Point?