A high school teacher is going viral after sharing his ‘Gen Z dictionary of terms’ that reveals the true meaning behind slang words like ‘eepy’ and ‘rizz’… so how many do you know?
- The educator, who goes through Larry Lexicon online, teaches in Vacaville, Calif.
- He took to TikTok to share a series of videos about the latest popular phrases
- He understood the definitions behind terms such as “nasty”, “no limit” and “rizz”.
A high school teacher has gone viral after compiling a “dictionary of Gen Z terms” based on words he heard in class.
The California-based educator, who goes by Larry Lexicon online, shared a series of videos on TikTok about the latest popular phrases.
He understood the definitions behind terms such as “nasty”, “no cap” and “rizz”.
Other social media users rushed to praise the idea – but did you know what the terms mean?
The California-based educator, who goes by Larry Lexicon online, has gone viral after compiling a ‘gen Z dictionary of terms’
The high school teacher shared a series of videos on TikTok about the last popular phrases he heard in class
His light educational clips included the definitions of terms such as “nasty”, “no cap” and “rizz”.
In his first clip, Larry can be seen standing in front of a classroom as he delivers his slideshow presentation.
It begins: “All year I have listened to you and compiled a list, which I have compiled here for you – the Gen Z dictionary of terms.”
His class chuckles as he continues, “You can let me know if they’re correct or if I need to revise them, or maybe you can help me use them in a sentence.”
Larry, who has attracted over 1.8 million subscribers with his light educational content, then launches into his list of popular new words.
He begins with the term “bruh” which he says is “a staple of the generation”.
The teacher explains, “From what I can tell, it’s just an alternative for ‘bro’ or it can be used as an exclamation.”
Larry goes on to define a whole host of other terms, including “rizz”, “eepy”, and “gyatt”, much to the delight of fellow social media users.
One wrote: ‘As a 27 year old this really helps me thank you.
Other social media users rushed to praise the insight – and the clip was so popular that Larry posted two more videos about it.
Another added: “He used them all correctly!” None of my teachers have ever been so cool!
And a third simply said, “I’m not taking notes.”
The clip was so popular that he posted two more videos on the subject – one of which included Larry claiming that many terms actually have roots in African-American vernacular English.
He told his students, “I know you think you’ve found a lot of these words, but you haven’t, and they’ve been around for a long time.”
“They work their way into society and into your lexicon, through pop culture and things like hip hop music and all that. And they creep into your everyday vocabulary.
Larry continues, “But often these terms and the language associated with these terms are looked down upon by society as uneducated or something.
“But then what happens is it winds its way into a white suburb, and you get a dumb middle-aged white dude who mistakenly calls it just for a whole generation like a dictionary of terms .
“And that ends up erasing the importance of it and the impact it has on the culture.”
He then decides to rename his guide “The AAVE-inspired Gen Z Dictionary of Terms” before concluding: “The error was simply due to ignorance on my part.
“But that’s okay because all you have to do is learn. I’m just writing the feedback I got, I studied a bit and I learned and now I’m not more so ignorant.
“But being willfully ignorant and not doing anything about it – not so OK.”
