Gen Z Slang Quiz: How Many Words Do You Know?

This Gen Z slang quiz asks you 10 quick questions about words like rizz, cap and delulu, then scores you out of 10. Pick a level, tap an answer, and the meaning shows up right away with an example. Each round shuffles the questions, so a second try will not look the same. There is no timer and nothing to sign up for.

How does the Gen Z slang quiz work?

Every round has ten questions in three styles. Four give you a word and ask what it means. Three give you a meaning and ask for the word. The last three show a whole text message and ask what the sender is saying.

After each answer you see if you were right, what the word means and how it looks in a real message. Nothing is saved for the end. That makes the quiz a way to learn the words, not only a way to test them. So which level should you start on?

Which level should you pick?

Level	What is in it	Sample words
Starter	Words most people have seen by now, plus a few common texting short forms	bet, cap, tea, GOAT, SMH
Fluent	Words you meet in group chats and comment sections every day	rizz, mid, delulu, ick, GRWM
Chronically online	Newer words and insider terms from social feeds	oomf, IJBOL, lore, aura farming, WTW

If slang is new to you, begin with Starter and move up when you score 7 or more. Teens and heavy scrollers can jump straight to the third level. All three levels are scored the same way, so you can compare rounds. What does the number at the end tell you?

What does your score mean?

Score	Title	What it says about you
0 to 3	Still loading	Most of these words are new to you. The lists below will catch you up fast.
4 to 6	Getting the hang of it	You know the common words but the newer ones trip you up.
7 to 8	Fluent	You can read most group chats without asking anyone.
9 to 10	Group chat legend	Almost nothing gets past you. Try the next level up.

A low score is normal on the third level, since it holds the least familiar words. You can copy your result at the end and send it to a friend to compare. If a word in a real message still stumps you, paste the whole line into the Gen Z Slang Translator for a plain English version. The quiz itself only uses the words listed next.

Every word in the quiz and what it means

The quiz draws on the 72 words below, split into three levels. Read them first if you want to study, or come back after a round to check the ones you missed. A linked word has its own full guide on Slang Sense. Each row gives the meaning used in the quiz and one example message.

Starter words (24)

Word	Meaning	In a text
Bet	Okay or for sure; a quick way to agree	“I asked if he would cover my shift and he just said bet.”
Cap	A lie	“He claims he ran a marathon without training, and that is cap.”
Slay	To do something really well	“You slayed that interview, they would be lucky to have you.”
Sus	Suspicious or shady	“His story keeps changing, which is a little sus.”
Vibe	The mood or feeling of a person or place	“I am getting an off vibe here, let’s find somewhere else.”
Ghost	To stop replying to someone with no explanation	“The date went great and then he just ghosted, no word since.”
Tea	Gossip	“What’s the tea, I have been out of the loop all week.”
GOAT	Greatest of all time	“My mom works full-time and still cooks every night, absolute GOAT.”
Lit	Exciting and full of energy	“The show last night was lit from the opening song.”
Flex	To show off	“He will flex his new car in every single post if you let him.”
Salty	Bitter or annoyed, often after losing	“Why so salty over a friendly game, it is just for fun.”
Fam	Family, or friends who feel like family	“What’s good, fam? We need a proper catch-up soon.”
FOMO	Fear of missing out	“Everyone is at the show and my FOMO is off the charts.”
Stan	A very devoted fan, or to be one	“I stan this band and will defend them in any argument.”
Ship	To want two people to be a couple	“I ship them so hard, they would be perfect together.”
Yeet	To throw something hard	“I nearly yeeted my phone across the room when it froze again.”
Shook	Shocked or shaken up	“That twist left me shook for the rest of the night.”
Fit	An outfit	“Love the fit today, those colors really pull it together.”
Lowkey	A little, or quietly	“I lowkey love this cheesy rom-com even if I pretend otherwise.”
Cringe	So awkward it is hard to watch	“That video was so cringe I had to pause and look away.”
TBH	To be honest	“Tbh I liked the first movie more.”
SMH	Shaking my head	“He forgot his own birthday, smh.”
OFC	Of course	“Ofc I’ll save you a seat.”
AFK	Away from keyboard	“Going afk for ten minutes, I need food.”

Fluent words (24)

Word	Meaning	In a text
Rizz	Charm, mostly when flirting	“He has got rizz for days, conversation just flows around him.”
Mid	Average; nothing special	“The sequel was mid, not terrible, just forgettable.”
Delulu	Playfully delusional; believing what you wish were true	“Believing he will text back after three months is peak delulu.”
Drip	Great style or a great outfit	“Your fit today is serious drip, everything works together.”
Bussin’	Really good, mostly said about food	“My grandmother’s stew is bussin’ every single time, no exaggeration.”
No cap	No lie; I mean it	“That was the best meal I have had all year, no cap.”
Left on read	Your message was read, but you got no reply	“I asked about Friday and got left on read.”
Ick	A sudden turn-off	“The way he talks to waiters gave me an instant ick.”
Era	A phase of your life	“I am in my quiet, save-money-and-read-books era right now.”
Receipts	Proof, often screenshots	“I have got the receipts, the whole conversation is saved.”
Ratio	When a post gets far more replies than likes	“That opinion got ratioed into oblivion within an hour.”
Touch grass	Log off and go outside	“You have been online for twelve hours, go touch grass.”
Say less	I’m in, no need to explain more	“Free tacos? Say less, I am on my way.”
Glow up	A big change for the better in looks or confidence	“Her glow up since high school is honestly inspiring.”
Gatekeep	To keep something good to yourself instead of sharing	“Do not gatekeep the recipe, the rest of us want in.”
Situationship	A romance with no clear label	“We are in a situationship, hanging out but nothing official.”
Main character energy	Acting like the star of the story	“Sunglasses on, coffee in hand, pure main character energy.”
Rent free	Stuck in your head	“That embarrassing memory lives rent free in my head.”
Pressed	Upset, stressed or bothered by something	“Why are you so pressed over a harmless joke?”
Ate	Did something so well there is nothing to pick at	“She walked out on that stage and ate the whole routine without a single wobble.”
GRWM	Get ready with me	“Grwm for the first day of school.”
BSF	Best friend	“Going to the mall with my bsf after class.”
IDEK	I don’t even know	“Idek what that homework was asking.”
GNG	Gang, meaning your close friends	“Movie night with the gng.”

Chronically online words (24)

Word	Meaning	In a text
IJBOL	I just burst out laughing	“That reply was so unexpected, IJBOL at my desk.”
Oomf	One of my followers	“Oomf posted something wild on their story and I have questions.”
Moots	Mutual followers, people who follow each other	“Shoutout to my moots who show up in my comments every time.”
It’s giving	A way to name the vibe something gives off	“That yellow dress? It’s giving sunshine.”
Crash out	To lose control from stress or anger	“One more email today and I am going to crash out entirely.”
Cooked	Done for; in deep trouble	“I did not study at all, so I am absolutely cooked for tomorrow’s test.”
Lock in	To focus hard	“Phone away, notifications off, time to lock in and study.”
Aura farming	Doing things mostly to look cool	“Posting a moody gym selfie every single morning is just aura farming at this point.”
Lore	The backstory of a person or thing	“Tell me your lore, I want the full origin story.”
Hard launch	Posting a clear photo to announce a relationship	“They hard launched with a full couple post and a soft caption.”
Soft launch	Hinting at a relationship without showing who	“She soft launched him with a mystery hand in the frame.”
Girl math	Playful logic used to justify buying something	“Girl math says the dress is basically free since it was on sale.”
Womp womp	A teasing way to say too bad	“You forgot your umbrella on the one rainy day? Womp womp.”
Finsta	A private second Instagram for close friends	“My unfiltered thoughts all live on my finsta.”
Brainrot	Feeling foggy from too much online content	“I have watched that clip so many times it has given me full brainrot.”
JOMO	Joy of missing out	“Everyone is out tonight and my JOMO has never felt better.”
Villain era	A phase of putting yourself first without guilt	“I am in my villain era, saying no without apologizing.”
Pookie	A sweet nickname for someone you love	“Good morning, pookie. Did you sleep okay?”
Twin	A friend so close they feel like a sibling	“What’s up, twin, our playlists are basically identical.”
Doomscroll	To keep scrolling through bad news	“I doomscrolled until 3 a.m. and felt worse with every headline.”
WTW	What’s the word, a casual way to ask what’s up	“Wtw tonight, are we still going out?”
ONG	On God, a way to say I swear	“That was the best game I have ever seen, ong.”
HYD	How you doing	“Hey, hyd? I have not heard from you all week.”
LYK	Let you know	“Not sure about Friday yet, I’ll lyk.”

Some of these words carry more than one meaning. Ratio, for example, can also describe a reply that beats the post it answers. The quiz sticks to the meaning you are most likely to meet in a text or a comment. For the wider picture, our list of 300+ Gen Z slang words covers many more terms.

The 15 texts in the quiz, in plain English

Single words are the easy part. Real messages often stack two or three slang words in one line, which makes them harder to read. These are the full texts the quiz can show you, with a plain English reading and the slang inside each one. They are examples we wrote for the quiz, not screenshots of real chats.

The text	In plain English	Slang in it
“He’s still salty about the game.”	He is still bitter about the game.	salty = bitter or annoyed
“Heard the party was lit. Major FOMO.”	I heard the party was great, and I hate that I missed it.	lit = exciting; FOMO = fear of missing out
“She ghosted me after two dates.”	She stopped replying after two dates and never said why.	ghosted = stopped replying with no explanation
“Lowkey, your fit slays.”	I quietly think your outfit looks great.	lowkey = quietly; fit = outfit; slays = looks great
“What’s the tea? He’s acting sus.”	What’s the gossip? He is acting suspicious.	tea = gossip; sus = suspicious
“No cap, the tacos were bussin.”	Honestly, the tacos were really good.	no cap = no lie; bussin = really good
“He has zero rizz but great drip.”	He is bad at flirting, but he dresses very well.	rizz = charm when flirting; drip = great style
“Why are you so pressed? The movie was mid.”	Why are you so bothered? The movie was just average.	pressed = bothered; mid = average
“I have receipts, so don’t be delulu.”	I have proof, so stop fooling yourself.	receipts = proof; delulu = fooling yourself
“She ate that solo. It’s living rent free in my head.”	She nailed that solo, and I can’t stop thinking about it.	ate = did it really well; rent free = stuck in your head
“Finals are tomorrow. I need to lock in or I’m cooked.”	Finals are tomorrow. I need to focus hard or I’m in big trouble.	lock in = focus hard; cooked = in deep trouble
“My twin is in her villain era and I love the lore.”	My close friend is putting herself first now, and I love the backstory.	twin = close friend; villain era = putting yourself first; lore = backstory
“They did a soft launch in May and a hard launch in June.”	They hinted they were dating in May and made it public in June.	soft launch = hinting at a relationship; hard launch = announcing it clearly
“Oomf put that on their finsta. IJBOL.”	One of my followers put that on their private account. I burst out laughing.	oomf = one of my followers; finsta = private second Instagram; IJBOL = I just burst out laughing
“I doomscrolled all night. Pure brainrot.”	I scrolled through bad news all night. My brain feels like mush.	doomscrolled = kept scrolling through bad news; brainrot = foggy from too much online content

Can you use this quiz in a classroom?

Yes. We left out swear words, drug terms and adult slang on purpose. That makes it a fair fit for a class warm-up, a family night or a team icebreaker. Slang still shifts from one friend group to the next, so treat a wrong answer as something to talk about.

We also checked every meaning against a dictionary or a news source before adding it. Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com covered most of the list. Where a word has a second sense that is not safe for class, we used the everyday one and kept the question clean. Words with no settled meaning were left out.

Last checked: October 6, 2026.