Gen Alpha

Gen Alpha—kids born roughly 2010–2025—are the first fully phone-native, algorithm-raised generation. Their slang spreads fast because it’s forged where they live: TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Roblox, and Discord, where short videos, memes, and in-game chat reward punchy, remixable phrases. Algorithms push the same jokes to millions at once, creators iterate instantly, and school hallways finish the job—so a term can go global in days and die just as fast. Unlike older teen slang that bubbled up locally, Gen Alpha’s vocabulary is platform-driven, meme-coded, and constantly A/B-tested by the internet in real time.