tea

Meaning

Tea is Gen Alpha slang for gossip, used mainly by ages 11–35.

Where it came from

From Black drag culture, mainstreamed through reality television.

Playful.

"Spill the tea."

Peak: 2018–2024 Age range: 11–35 Safe for adults to use

yap

a substitute for words about death or suicide

behaving as if the world revolves around you

a loss, a failure

visible silent disapproval

deluded, usually affectionately

a person who talks too much

a period of someone's life treated as a story chapter

I understand, stop explaining