Know Your Meme's Top Internet Slang of 2021

Internet slang is generally illegible to anyone not plugged into the online world 24/7, but if you missed a day on the internet in 2021, chances are, you also missed a new, absolutely nonsensical slang term that was suddenly part of the public lexicon.

This year, hitherto unknown combinations of letters, seemed to spring up out of the ether. Imagine traveling back in time to December 2020 and saying, “In 2021, ‘Sussy Baka’ will become cheugy before ‘Cheugy’ itself becomes cheugy, no cap. You’d likely be banished to the forest for being a witch.

Gen Z is primarily to thank (blame?) for this, as TikTok’s growth in the mainstream helped bring a flurry of new terms to the online space. Also, Sigma Males, NFTs and horny Twitch viewers left an indelible mark on online discourse, helping make 2021 a uniquely bizarre year for slang.

Read the full list on Know Your Meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/meme-review/kym-review-the-slang-of-2021

Check out our other 2021 "Best of" lists here: https://knowyourmeme.com/search?context=editorials&sort=relevance&q=tags%3A%28%222021+review%22%29

0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Sheesh
1:15 - Skull Emoji
2:02 - Sussy Baka
2:50 - No Cap
3:25 - Skamtebord
4:05 - Cheugy
4:48 - Submissive and Breedable
5:46 - Screenshotting NFTs
6:18 - Touch Grass
6:54 - Sigma Males / Girlboss

#slang #cheugy #nocap

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