American English relies heavily on slang that rarely appears in textbooks or classrooms. These everyday expressions are used constantly in casual conversations, workplaces, and social settings.

Every generation has its own way of speaking, but some slang words just don’t stand the test of time. Once popular phrases that were part of everyday conversation are now barely hanging on, used only ...

Slang words make the world go around! Nothing explains exactly what we want to say in a more confusing, nonsensical way than good old slang words. Boomers and Gen X will remember "groovy" and "cool" ...

As with any generation, Gen Alpha has its own lexicon of what’s cool and what’s not, and they’re letting everyone older than 13 know. You might think you're hip, but Gen Alpha says certain outdated ...

Slang says a lot about its time, and some of the funniest phrases from decades past are too good to stay buried. These old-school slangs once filled conversations and TV scripts and were as popular as ...

If you're not a Black American, there was likely a time when you didn't know what "tea" meant—and no shade, you're likely not alone. It's only in recent years that slang words and phrases from Black ...

From "dude" to "legit," these terms and sayings date back much farther than you might realize.

In 2025, parents around the world once again turned to Google to make sense of family life, from the earliest baby worries to the confusing language and online habits of teenagers.