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youthspeak

youthspeak noun: the style of language used by young people, incorporating modern slang etc.

Noun

youthspeak (uncountable)

  1. The style of language used by young people, incorporating modern slang etc.
    • It was, to my surprise and dismay, months and months of quotes and quips I had read since the inception of the Facebook News Feed, now bubbling up from my subconscious in an inscrutable cacophony of youthspeak.2022 October 11, Stephanie Eisler Vance, “When Facebook Actually Broke My Brain”, in The New York Times

Origin of youthspeak

From youth + -speak.

Questions about youthspeak

What does youthspeak mean?
Youthspeak means the style of language used by young people, incorporating modern slang etc.
What part of speech is youthspeak?
Youthspeak is a noun.

Words near youthspeak in the dictionary

  1. youthness
  2. youthquake
  3. youthquakes
  4. youths
  5. youthsome
  6. youthspeak
  7. youthsplain
  8. youthsplained
  9. youthsplainer
  10. youthsplainers
  11. youthsplaining

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