It’s Not Lit, Fam: Calgary Paper Makes Interns Explain Teen Slang

What up fam, it's hella lit in this piece! Even though I'm an old-ass millennial I ship this new "Generation Z" slang guide from the blessed interns at the Calgary Herald. I'm finna bust out all these on fleek words like they're bae. This could be us but you playing, am I right, lol? I know it's v. sus when old people like me try to rap with you kids, acting like it's trill but meanwhile you're speaking a totally different language and I'm like, :(.

And even tho it looks like this video was made by Da Motha fuckin Share Z0ne, I'm feeling v. v. blessed to have an authentic guide for talking to my younger colleagues, shout out, VICE fam!

I mean, sure, I've spent the last hour wondering if this is actually a deep troll. These kids included "lol" in their list of slang that only teens understand and I'm like hmm ok, you're fucking with me, respect. But then they claim the word "finna" belongs to teens without acknowledging its history in patois, and I'm like nope, you better get woke. That's problematic as hell, bro. Damn fam, the more I read this list the more I'm finna lose it tbh cause if this is real someone at Postmedia needs to get their life right. I don't blame you interns tho because it's not your fault. Please email me immediately if you are being held against your will, fam. Dicks out for Harambe! Teens 4 lyf. Follow Amil Niaizi on Twitter.