Trending slang this week

updated 2026-08-30

The Gen Z slang surging right now, ranked most-hyped first and tracked week over week.

// Trend index = position in this week's editorially/AI-sourced ranked list, not search-engine volume.

Trend index, this week's top 12

1
6-7▲ upidx 100
2
chud▲ upidx 97
3
mog✦ newidx 93
4
aura farming▼ downidx 90
5
aura▲ upidx 87
6
rizz▲ upidx 83
7
brain rot▼ downidx 80
8
unc▲ upidx 77
9
chopped▼ downidx 73
10
larping▼ downidx 70
11
delulu▲ upidx 67
12
yap▲ upidx 63

✦Breaking out

mognew
aura pointsnew
oppnew
main character energynew

▲Rising

unc+15
lowkey+8
highkey+8
aura+5
chud+4
delulu+4

▼Cooling off

no cap-13
cap-11
larping-5
mid-5
brain rot-3
aura farming-2

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