Aura farming, cooked, G.O.A.T and more: Billionaire Anil Agarwal tries Gen Z slang trend with his internsVedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal is making waves online by attempting to decode popular Gen Z slang with his interns. In a light-hearted video...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
ED raids in Maharashtra, Gujarat in Salim Dola drugs caseThe Enforcement Directorate conducted raids across Maharashtra and Gujarat. The probe targets Mohammad Salim Dola, an alleged drug traffick...
02 Jun, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Gen Z employee vs Gen X boss: Zerodha's Nithin Kamath gets quizzed about Gen Z vocabulary; internet reacts to his scoreA video from Zerodha showing CEO Nithin Kamath being quizzed by a younger employee on popular Gen Z slang has gone viral on social media. S...
31 May, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
AI speaks every language. So why learn French anymore?As AI translation tools advance, universities grapple with the future of language education. While AI facilitates communication, experts ar...
27 May, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
Psychology says every generation secretly believes the next one is ‘ruining society’: From Baby Boomers to Gen Z, here’s why it keeps happeningThe psychology behind generational conflict suggests that disagreements between older and younger people are rarely only about fashion, sla...
18 May, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
Why is everyone saying ‘You the Birthday’? The bizarre Gen Z slang phrase confusing millennials may secretly be the internet’s funniest insult yetThe phrase sounds grammatically off, makes little sense without context and yet continues to flood comment sections across the internet. Bu...
15 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
‘Brain Rot’ is everywhere — here’s why the Internet can’t stop talking about itBrain rot, a new term for mental fatigue, is gaining attention. Excessive online content consumption, especially on social media, is linked...
10 Apr, 2026, 01.52 AM IST
What does 67 mean, who made the 67 meme and why is it so popular?Dictionary.com has crowned '67' its 2025 Word of the Year, a term embraced by youth. Originating from music and amplified by social media t...
21 Nov, 2025, 04.29 PM IST
Boomers were 'groovy', Gen Z is 'fire', Gen Alpha is 'rizzy': How new slang words take root and go viralTony Thorne, a British linguist, explains how slang evolves and proliferates rapidly online through platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He...
05 Apr, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
What is the meaning of 'No Cap'? Gen-Z slang explained in simple termsThe Gen-Zers have evolved from LOL and IMAO, and derived their own lingo. Here’s the meaning of the newest term ‘No cap’.
23 Jun, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Wordle 659, April 9: Here are hints, answer to solve today's WordleStart your Sunday off right with the daily challenge of Wordle. Today, on Sunday, April 9th, 2023, take on the challenge of solving Wordle ...
09 Apr, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
Avoid using words like 'simp' or 'stan' when talking to older generationsOlder generations often struggle to understand cyber slang.
12 Nov, 2022, 03.17 PM IST
Poet Sonia Sanchez wins Gish Prize, a $250K lifetime achievement honour previously given to Chinua Achebe, DylanSanchez, 87, first achieved prominence with the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.
08 Oct, 2021, 04.26 PM IST
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'bamboo' cuss outrages West BengalAt a public rally in Jalpaiguri on Wednesday, Mamata had used crass words replete with invectives and accompanied by gestures that were dow...
05 Dec, 2014, 11.05 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee's 'bamboo' cuss outrages BengalA day after her crude outburst, artists, writers and academics were united in saying that she had embarrassed them and the state of Bengal.
05 Dec, 2014, 09.40 AM IST
- Beyond borders: Marketers’ linguistic blunders
Pepsi’s tagline “Come alive with the Pepsi Generation” This tagline in some translations reads “Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the g...
29 Apr, 2013, 07.39 AM IST
- Difference between humans and machines boils down to slangs
Slang's ability to change several times within even a single generation, bespeaks a remarkable adaptability and versatility that defies and...
14 Jan, 2013, 02.33 AM IST