The Infographic Helps You Fast Track Your Way to Generation Z Lingo
Elise Ying-Hei Ho — November 26, 2012 — Life-Stages
References: visual.ly
The Alphabet According to Generation Z infographic attempts to clarify the confuzzling terms behind some of this generation's befuddling slang.
Every generation has its own lingo but the older you get, the harder it is to adapt to new terms, especially if it's evolved from a television show or singer you barely follow. Aside from popular abbreviated words from artists like YOLO -- you only live once -- social media seems to have had a great impact on how people speak today, especially when certain platforms limit the maximum number of characters allowed. Defs, jks, cray and totes are only a few of the outrageously shortened words that still remotely resemble their original forms (definitely, jokes, crazy and totally, respectively). While these Generation Z words are mind-boggling at first, the infographic provides a clear definition along with helpful sample sentences as well.
Every generation has its own lingo but the older you get, the harder it is to adapt to new terms, especially if it's evolved from a television show or singer you barely follow. Aside from popular abbreviated words from artists like YOLO -- you only live once -- social media seems to have had a great impact on how people speak today, especially when certain platforms limit the maximum number of characters allowed. Defs, jks, cray and totes are only a few of the outrageously shortened words that still remotely resemble their original forms (definitely, jokes, crazy and totally, respectively). While these Generation Z words are mind-boggling at first, the infographic provides a clear definition along with helpful sample sentences as well.
Trend Themes
1. Slang Vocabulary - Creating educational content focused on ever-evolving slang could be used as a tool to better engage Gen Z consumers.
2. Social Media Language - Creating a program that deciphers social media language could be used to help businesses better understand and communicate with Gen Z consumers.
3. Adapt to New Language - Developing software that helps businesses easily and effectively adapt to new or evolving language trends of Gen Z consumers can create disruptive innovation opportunities.
Industry Implications
1. Education - The education industry can incorporate language trends to create educational content and tools for Gen Z students to stay up to date with evolving language.
2. Social Media Marketing - Businesses can use social media language to better engage with Gen Z consumers in their social media marketing strategies.
3. Software Development - Software developers can create innovative tools for businesses to quickly adapt and communicate effectively with Gen Z consumers' evolving language trends.
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