Commentary: Gen Z’s lingo might be difficult to understand, but there’s a reason for that

If you want to feel old and unhip, teach undergraduate students. Each year, while college professors age, fall out of step with fashion trends and stop signing up for new social media platforms, undergraduates remain as they always have been — youthful, energetic and not just aware of all the hip new trends but driving them.

These days, the majority of my undergraduate students are members of Gen Z, which means they were born between 1990 and 2010. While