Alison's youngest daughter echoes this sentiment.
The discovery that young women drive linguistic change is not new.
By their very nature, teenagers are interconnected, regardless of gender. So why are women specifically the drivers of linguistic change?
- Bet — 'I'm down'. For example, if someone asks you to go out for dinner, you say 'bet'
- You devoured/ate — said in response to someone succeeding with style
- Full send — not caring, just going for it
- Slaps — If something slaps, it's really good (normally in a food context)
- Ceebs — a variation of CBF [can't be f**ked]
- Ick — a sudden feeling of grossness, often about a person's behaviour or mannerisms
- No cap — the truth
- Lit — something is great, but now considered very "2017-2018"
- Fam — used in reference to friends
- Slay — used when someone performs well, but considered dated and you'd only use the term ironically
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