CLEVELAND, Ohio – According to tweens, preppy has a new meaning. Preppy no longer refers to the G.H. Bass Bucks, penny loafers or V-neck tennis sweaters I wore with matching turtlenecks in middle ...

Are you looksmaxxing for the Ohio skibidi rizz during brat summer? Or are you very demure, very mindful? If you don't know what any of that means, chances are you're either not part of Generation ...

NEW YORK - If a swarm of middle schoolers call you an "Alpha Sigma" or a "Looksmax Mogger," take it as a compliment. If they snicker and whisper "Beta" or "Skibidi Ohio Rizz," quickly walk away before ...

Skibidi entered the Cambridge Dictionary in 2024, joining a lively parade of slang words that have wiggled from pop culture into official recognition. Not every new entry comes with a clear-cut ...

Adam Aleksic, who posts as Etymology Nerd on social media, argues in a new book that algorithms are reshaping the English language. Credit...Peter Garritano for The New York Times Supported by By ...

"Skibidi,” the slang word used by teens and tweens everywhere, will now be added to the dictionary. According to the press release, the word “can have different meanings such as ‘cool’ or ‘bad,’ or ...