Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager Try Their Hand at Gen Z Slang

TODAY -- Pictured: Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on Monday, December 18, 2023 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager are not hip with the kids, as some might say.

After coming across an article about the slang Gen Z annoys their work colleagues with the most, the Today Show co-anchors decided to quiz one another to see if they knew the meaning of some common terms—AKA, "the lingo."

First up was "sus," which Bush Hager begrudgingly knew because of one of her kids. "[It] means, like, suspect," she explained, which was close. Technically, it's "short for suspicious," although, as she pointed out, "...Suspect and suspicious are the same. They're synonyms, ya'll!"

"FR" came next, which left both women a bit stumped.

"FR-eezing?" Kotb guessed.

"FR? Like you say it, 'F, R,'?" Bush Hager clarified. "Never heard it."

The answer the were looking for there was "for real."

Next was up was "bet'—the word, not an acronym. "It's a way of saying 'Yes,' or, 'I agree,'" Bush Hager read off her prompter, with Kotb chiming in, "Bet!"

"Please don't use that," she begged."

The final word of the segment was "period," which the two agreed wasn't "so Gen Z."

"You guys, we've been saying that since Clueless!" Bush Hager said in exasperation.

"...even before that," Kotb agreed.

But, when it comes to Gen Z slang, that was far from a comprehensive list.

"What’s a slang term you learned from the younger ones in your lives recently? ??," they questioned in the caption, leading the conversation to continue in the comments.

"My Gen Z daughter says 'oh she ate!' I think it means the person said something sassy but this Gen X mom isn't sure, lol," one parent shared, with someone else explaining, "lol, It means something good. Like if the person looked really nice, they'll say she ate. Or maybe someone got a good grade on a test, they'll say that person ate. Sometimes they'll add 'and left no crumbs' lol I have 2 teens so I'm pretty well versed in their lingo ??."

"'Out of pocket' no longer means unavailable for a period of time. It means 'crazy or acting weird' at least I think ?????♀?," said another.

"My daughter always says 'I’m George WashingDONE with your crap.' Lol," a third shared.

Not to mention "slaps," "low key," and "rizz"—the definition of which we're still not really sure about!

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