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Struggling to understand Gen Alpha? Here’s a twelve-minute primer on their slang

Jennifer Sandlin
Jan 27, 2026
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If you’ve got teenagers or work with them and you’re struggling to understand what they’re saying, here’s a terrific twelve-minute primer featuring polyglot Arieh Smith. Known online as XiaomaNYC, Smith has studied dozens of languages. Last year, the self-described “aging 34-year-old Millennial” was …

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