Gen Alpha slang · Noun
meta
Meaning
Meta is Gen Alpha slang for the current best strategy everyone is using, used mainly by ages 10–28.
Where it came from
From "most effective tactic available". Now applied to school, clothes and social behaviour.
Tone check
Neutral and analytical.
Used in a sentence
"That's not meta any more."
"the meta shifted"
Peak: 2014–2026
Age range: 10–28
Safe for adults to use
Related words
Keep decoding
glazing
praising someone excessively
vibe check
an assessment of someone's mood or the atmosphere
maxxing
optimising some aspect of yourself intensely
skibidi
bad, weird or cringe — the opposite of sigma
carried
won because someone else did the work
foid
a hateful word for women that treats them as less than human
reply guy
someone who replies to everything a person posts
menace to society
someone behaving outrageously, admiringly