By the end of 2024, words like slop, brat, brain rot, skibidi toilet and solo polyamory had become part of some people’s everyday life.
In the deluge of unprecedented and often harrowing news this year, you may have missed an assortment of new slang terms that burst onto the scene, with help from Gen Z, Gen Alpha and social media.
Before we turn the calendar page, take a moment to test your knowledge of the often absurd, sometimes funny, rude or useful words that helped define 2025.
Miya Lee is the editor of Modern Love projects.
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