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Refer to Gen Z’s (AAVE Inspired) Dictionary on The Viral List

We round up the most viral moments of the week… 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • A teacher went viral for putting together a Gen Z dictionary, and then educating his students on the terms’ AAVE roots
  • Fans of Netflix’s Queen Charlotte are wishing you well with “sorrows, sorrow, prayers”
  • SHEIN is going brick and mortar, with locations in the U.K. set to rival Primark
This week on TikTok: A teacher’s “Gen Z dictionary” came with a lesson on AAVE  One California teacher, who goes by Larry Lexicon online, has being going viral on TikTok for the “dictionary” he compiled by listening to his Gen Z students this year—which he shared with them, open for corrections. In a series of three TikToks, seemingly filmed by one of the students in the room, he shares his understanding of Gen Z terms like “rizz” (short for charisma, and meaning good at flirting), “bussin” (something good, but usually food), and “no cap” (which indicates something is completely truthful)....

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