How to speak millennial: an A to Z guide of the language

THEY’VE been accused of being entitled, lazy and so right-on it’s painful.

Then there’s the matter of their own mysterious language.

Here is an A to Z that, with study, will help you speak fluent Generation Snowflake.

A is for Adulting – behaving like an adult, specifically if the task is boring or mundane.

B is for Benching – a millennial dating term meaning a suitor is being sidelined, as in stuck on the substitute’s bench.

C is for Can’t even –too busy being speechless to finish your sentence.

D is for Dead– a one-word response to something so funny, ridiculous or utterly adorable that you “die” of laughter.

E is for Emote – in today’s uber-fast, post-truth world it pays to emote.

F is for Feels – like feelings but with so much more, erm, feeling. Feels are how your favourite film make you all warm and gooey inside.

G is for Ghosting – “according to one dating website, 78% of millennials have been ghosted” – when a love interest stops the heart emojis and simply disappears.

H is for Highkey – The opposite of lowkey. When something is highkey it’s worthy of shouting from the rooftops about.

I is for IRL – short for “in real life”. Used to denote something actually happening in the real world rather than just online.

J is for Jomo – tands for the “joy of missing out”.

K is for Kittenfishing – a lighter version of “catfishing”, which is when you pretend to be someone you are not on online dating sites by using a fake profile or picture.

L is for Lolz – originally stood for “laughing out loud” but has become a word in its own right and gained a rebellious “z”. .

M is for Micro-cheating – when you’re in a relationship and you commit small, semi-inconsequential acts of flirtation.

N is for Netflix and chill – Not to be confused with putting on Netflix, your best slippers and watching five episodes of

This is millennial code for “let’s put on something we have no intention of watching and fool around on the sofa”. O is for On fleek – just means it’s great. P is for Phubbing – when you frequently ignore others or your surroundings by staring into your phone? A hybrid of the words phone and snubbing.

Q is for Quiche – when something or someone is hotter than hot, they are “quiche”.

R is for Receipts – digital receipts. The online world is full of deception, so it’s best to keep evidence known as receipts. Use saved screengrabs to demonstrate others’ hypocrisy or backtracking.

S if for Squad goal – an aspirational group of friends you see and want to be like, adopting their lives and style.

T is for Throwing shade – Putting someone down in a sneaky way.

U is for Umfriend – having a physical relationship with someone but they are not quite yet your girlfriend/boyfriend.

V is for V – aka very, but without your poor aching thumbs having to type the last three letters.

W is for Woke – Someone who is switched-on, tuned-in and right-on.

X is for Xennials – born between 1977 and 1985, Xennials are sandwiched between millennials and Gen-Xers.

Y is for YAAAAAAS! – A yes so enthusiastic spelling no longer matters.

Z is for Generation Z – a sub-group born from the mid-90s to early 2000s, they are currently between 13 and 23, and are also known as “post-millennials” or the “iGeneration”. – Daily Mail

G IS FOR GHOSTING – ACCORDING TO ONE DATING WEBSITE, 78% OF MILLENNIALS HAVE BEEN GHOSTED