Trending slang this week
updated 2026-07-12The 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
- 16-7✦ newidx 100
- 2skibidi• steadyidx 97
- 3delulu• steadyidx 93
- 4aura farming✦ newidx 90
- 5crash out✦ newidx 86
- 6brain rot✦ newidx 83
- 7cooked▲ upidx 79
- 8mewing✦ newidx 76
- 9caught in 4K✦ newidx 72
- 10it's giving✦ newidx 69
- 11ratio▲ upidx 66
- 12mid✦ newidx 62
✦Breaking out
- 6-7new
- aura farmingnew
- crash outnew
- brain rotnew
- mewingnew
- caught in 4Knew
▲Rising
- cooked+20
- ratio+8
- main character+5
Fresh slang on our radar
Trending this week and not in the dictionary yet, new entries and posts incoming.
- goated
Still common in sports, gaming, and creator comments across TikTok and YouTube as praise for the greatest or best-performing person.
- the ick
Continues to spread in dating talk on TikTok, Reddit, and group chats as shorthand for sudden romantic repulsion.
- slide into the DMs
Long-running social slang for sending a private message, still used in TikTok jokes, dating talk, and creator-fan interactions.