Brah, That's So Skibidi: 5 Teen Slang Terms Every Westchester Parent Needs to Know

My teenage daughter says a lot of things that I don't understand.  Many of them I miss because she is talking so quickly, and I as an "old" am unable to keep up with the pace and the rhythm at which she fires off thoughts and ideas. Amongst other things, she has thoughts on Keeper of the Lost City, Olivia Rodrigo, Harry Potter, and Sephora. When I do hear her, sometimes I'm confounded. That's okay though. She gets good grades. She is generally kind to me, and when she isn't I ignore it and chalk it up to her being a teenager who can't drive and her being a person who had to grow under the guise of TikTok overlords and their unforgiving algorithm. My point is that I don't usually let this phase me, but it sometimes leads to arguments with her mother. 

Last week, my family and I were walking the Rye Playland boardwalk. My daughter saw a kid flapping his wings and making dinosaur noises. 

"Brah. That's so skibidi," she said loud enough so that my wife and I heard it. 

"What does that even mean?" my wife asked. And then my daughter went into her explanation, which felt like a sprint. 

    "Slow down," my wife says. "Catch your breath." The irony of these statements is that my wife is also known to fire off sentences as quick as a car speeding down the Hutchinson Parkway. However, some of the times the misinterpretations of my daughter's words come from the fact that she uses slang and diction that we don't understand at all. The words are just not words we know. 

"Brah," she says. 

"I am not your brah, your bro, or your bra," my wife responds in between throwing some dishes into their cabinets. 

"Brah," my daughter mumbles. "You just don't get it." 

"Explain it to me then." 

And so I will. I will now proceed to give you five words to fully understand your teenage child so they can hate you for something other than you not understanding them. 

The Guide to Understanding your Teenager

1. Rizz - Charisma/game/charm

Sentence: The way he commands the room, you just know that Harry Styles has so much W rizz. You dad, you have L rizz because you embarrass me. 

2. Slay - Doing something well or looking amazing

Sentence: The outfit I'm wearing to the Minecraft movie is slay, but you look like life has been tough on you and will continue being tough on you for the foreseeable future, Dad. 

3. Skibidi - Random 

Sentence: Dad, the way you talk, think, speak, and dress is so skibidi, so literally no one understands you. 

4. Bussin - Something excellent 

Sentence: This cranberry juice is bussin unlike your music taste, Dad. 

5. No Cap - Not lying/Truthful 

Sentence: You are embarrassing everywhere we go, no cap, Dad. 

When I first heard these words, I was thrown off. Then I realized she must be just as confused when I use some of my slang terms. Dope. Fire. They come out of my mouth, and they seem so simple, but I suppose it sounds like a different language to her. Keeping that in perspective is key. 

You're welcome, Brah. I hope you slay in your attempt to be bussin for your children. No cap. My daughter read that last line and said it was cringe. I understand that one from context. 

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