The A to Z English Podcast | Generation Z Slang

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl tests Jack's knowledge of Generation Z slang. Transcript: 00:00:00 Jack You're listening to the A-Z English podcast. 00:00:13 Jack Welcome to the 80s in English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today social is going to teach me or quiz me on some Generation Z slang and we'll see how hip and cool I am and see if I understand any of these. 00:00:35 Jack So, so so whenever you're ready. 00:00:38 Xochitl Jack, I think I think because so many like. 00:00:42 Xochitl Words or phrases and saying like goes start to become recycled. Over the years I'm I'm getting the feeling you might know some of these. 00:00:52 Xochitl But we'll give it our best. 00:00:53 Jack What about hip and cool and my hip? 00:00:56 Xochitl No, we'll give it our best shot anyway. 00:01:01 Xochitl OK, no cap. Do you know what the meaning of no cap is? 00:01:05 Jack Oh, no cab. 00:01:08 Xochitl And I can use it in a sentence if you want me to. 00:01:12 Jack Oh, you know what? I just looked this up the other day because I I heard it and I don't know what it I I couldn't remember what it mean. What it means. No, no cap means. 00:01:22 Jack No, no, I'm sorry I'm confusing it with mid. 00:01:26 Jack UM. 00:01:29 Jack No cap. 00:01:31 Jack Gosh, I knew this one. Can you use it in? 00:01:33 Jack A sentence give me a hint. 00:01:34 Xochitl Yeah, this would be. I think it'll make it easy for you to tell no cap so. 00:01:37 Jack OK. 00:01:44 Xochitl Jack, your beanie looks really cool. No cap. 00:01:49 Jack Ohh no cap. 00:01:52 Jack It means I'm. I'm like, serious, no joking. 00:01:56 Xochitl Yes. No lie or like for real. That's what it means. 00:01:59 Jack For real. OK, what? What is? Where does it come from? What's the? 00:02:03 Xochitl What's the etymology behind no cap? I actually don't know. I'm going to look it up. No cap thermology. 00:02:09 Jack OK. 00:02:11 Jack No cap. 00:02:13 Xochitl Its origin in reference to caps for teeth that can be removed and therefore are considered inauthentic. 00:02:20 Jack Ah, OK. 00:02:24 Jack Interesting. So this is very much like. 00:02:27 Jack In the. 00:02:29 Jack The culture of young people like Generation Z. Yeah. If I said this to my father. I'm like dad. I love you. No, cap. He would be like. 00:02:33 Xochitl Oh yeah. 00:02:39 Jack I love you too, son, and I don't know what you're talking about. You know, it's, uh, we. I've never heard that expression. But I I have heard it before, but I didn't know what it meant. So you just taught me a new one there. No cap. 00:02:54 Xochitl No camp, OK? 00:02:56 Xochitl The next one is Ritz R. 00:03:00 Xochitl IZZZ. 00:03:09 Jack OK. Is is that the sound that a race car makes, races, races. 00:03:16 Jack Not even close, right, Riz, Riz. 00:03:21 Jack Uh, I I I don't even think I can guess this one. I have no idea what riz means. 00:03:30 Xochitl You have no idea what it is. 00:03:31 Xochitl Means at all. 00:03:34 Jack It's riz, riz. 00:03:36 Jack I know what a whiz whiz like a smart person, a whiz, he's a math whiz, is that which makes sense, no? 00:03:43 Xochitl No, I would say I'll use it. You want me to use it in a sentence? 00:03:48 Jack Yeah, sure. Give me a hint. 00:03:50 Xochitl Will Smith has a mad riz. 00:03:57 Jack Riz hatred. 00:03:59 발표자 3 No, no. Oh my God. No, it's not respecting either. I've never seen someone fail so miserably. I'm sorry. 00:04:04 Jack Adoration. Respect. Ohh respect, riz. 00:04:15 Jack I I've I have no idea. It's it really. Does it sounds like I mean, the closest I could guess would be like mad props. 00:04:27 Xochitl No, it's riz. Me is short for charisma. 00:04:29 Jack OK. 00:04:33 Jack Ohh Madrid. OK mad riz. He's got a lot of charisma. 00:04:41 Jack Mad. Riz. Wow. OK, OK. 00:04:47 Xochitl It's short for charisma, and it comes from black culture, just like most of these slang terms do. 00:04:53 Jack Right. 00:04:55 Jack The and the. 00:04:55 Jack Funny thing