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New Gen Alpha slang in 2026
The words in this dictionary whose run began in 2025 or 2026, newest first, plus the maxxing words from Dictionary.com's 2026 Word of the Year report. Each links to its own page with the meaning, origin and a rating for adults. 25 terms. Updated 2 November 2026.
The short answer
The AlphaBetaMinds slang dictionary holds 25 terms whose run began in 2025 or 2026, including 41, 6-7 and 67. Each links to a page with its meaning, origin and a rating of whether an adult can use it.
| Term | In brief | Type | Rating for adults | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | a nonsense call-out, like 67 | Phrase | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| 6-7 | a meme phrase with no agreed meaning | Phrase | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| 67 | a nonsense call-and-response phrase | Phrase | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| aura farming | deliberately doing things to look impressive | Phrase | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| ballerina cappuccina | an Italian brainrot character: a ballerina with a cappuccino-mug… | Proper noun | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| bombardiro crocodilo | an Italian brainrot character: a crocodile's head on a… | Proper noun | Careful | 2025–2026 |
| brr brr patapim | an Italian brainrot character: a tree with a monkey's… | Proper noun | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| cappuccino assassino | an Italian brainrot character: a ninja with a coffee-cup… | Proper noun | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| chimpanzini bananini | an Italian brainrot character: a chimpanzee inside a banana | Proper noun | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| chopped | unattractive | Adjective | Watch | 2025–2026 |
| chud | an insult for someone seen as gross, stupid or… | Noun | Not safe (recognise only) | 2025–2026 |
| clanker | a put-down for robots, chatbots and AI | Noun | Careful | 2025–2026 |
| cooked chat | a group chat that has gone badly wrong | Phrase | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| cozymaxxing | making something as cosy as possible | Noun | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| crash out | to lose composure completely | Verb | Watch | 2025–2026 |
| gooning it | over-committing to something pointless | Phrase | Watch | 2025–2026 |
| gurt | a pun on yogurt — "Gurt?" "Yo." | Meme | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| italian brainrot | a genre of AI-generated nonsense characters with fake Italian… | Noun | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| lirili larila | an Italian brainrot character: a cactus-elephant in sandals | Proper noun | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| lowkenuinely | a blend of "lowkey" and "genuinely" — honestly, sincerely | Adverb | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| performative male | a man who puts on a sensitive, feminist look… | Noun | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| tralalero tralala | the first Italian brainrot character: a three-legged shark in… | Proper noun | Careful | 2025–2026 |
| tung tung tung sahur | an Italian brainrot character: a wooden log holding a… | Proper noun | Safe | 2025–2026 |
| nonnamaxxing | improving your life by copying an Italian grandmother's habits | Noun | Safe | — |
| tokenmaxxing | using as much AI at work as you can | Noun | Safe | — |