Bridge 2 Gen Z

Origin of the word: It's thought that the slang term originated in the city of Atlanta and at first was used for its association with the word "short" and its literal meaning—first appearing as "shorty" before morphing into shawty. Anyone considered to be short could be called 'shawty'. Today, men refer to women they think are attractive as "shawty" because women are typically shorter in height compared to men.

Example: What's up shawty?

Origin of the word: Eminem is credited with the origin of the term 'stan'. The word stems from the 2000 song 'Stan' by the American rapper, Eminem, about an obsessed fan named Stan, who exhibited an unhealthy and dangerous obsession towards the rapper.

Example: OMG, I stan BTS so much.

Origin of the word: High-key is a technical photography term for particularly bright lighting style, which has been in use since the early 1900s. During the 1800s, sound, and public speaking, high-key was used to describe notes with a high pitch in the world of music. These days, the slang high-key is used a bit differently, though it may draw from notions of 'bright' and 'pitch' as in the term’s historical senses. An early instance comes in the 2013 song "3 The Hardway" by rapper Young Roddy, in which the word 'high-key' appears.

Example: That bag is so high-key.

Origin of the word: The term glow-up could possibly be traced back to August 2013 when rapper Chief Keef dropped "Gotta Glow Up One Day" to refer to a positive improvement.

Example: You have indeed glowed up.

So, have you spotted any enlightened glowed up person around you?😇

Origin of word: Fam started being used commonly as a slang around 1990, in American hip-hop. It soon went beyond meaning just relatives and was taken to mean close friends or members of a particular group.

Example: Welcome to our facebook fam.

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