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‘Skibidi’, ‘Delulu’ in Cambridge Dictionary Show How Gen Z & Alpha Shape Language

today18 August 2025

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If you’ve been feeling increasingly delulu about the state of the English language, well, you’re definitely not alone.

The Cambridge Dictionary has just added a fresh batch of words that prove, once and for all, that Gen Z and their younger Alpha cousins are firmly in charge of how we speak. For better or worse, “skibidi”, “tradwife”, and “delulu” are now officially part of the lexicon.

Yeah. Skibidi.

Confusing and chaotic, but it’s a sign of changing times

Please tell me what’s going on?? (source: DaFuq!?Boom! / YouTube)

As a millennial, I’m not ashamed to admit I had to Google half of these before I understood what was going on. Even then, I’m still not convinced I “get it”. According to Cambridge, skibidi can mean “cool”, “bad”, or absolutely…

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Written by: Danial Martinus


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