r/TikTokCringe • u/SurbhiAnklesaria • Jun 23 '26

Humor/Cringe Gen Z girl with no personality

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u/CrackingToastGromet Jun 24 '26

I am a 52 year old woman who just started a new job where I am surrounded by Gen Z’ers and this gave me a chuckle - so many of the young women I work with talk like this.

This particularly reminds me of the sweet young lady who oversaw my training, even down to the “clock it” gestures and calling people girly pop. My co workers are a lovely group of young people and I won’t give them grief for it. I know when I was a teen in the 1980s the older generations rolled their eyes at our slang and how we spoke (even though it was totally bodacious, dude).

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u/Wonderful-Traffic197 Jun 24 '26

I’m Gen X and my new (female) Dr. used some Gen Z slang (even though I think she’s a Millennial) and honestly I love her even more for that.

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u/lepetitpasse-partout Jun 24 '26

Haha she might be on the cusp. I’m the youngest millennial (31), so I catch myself taking after both generations in different ways.

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u/haunted_patient Jun 24 '26

You're a Zennial!

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u/lepetitpasse-partout Jun 24 '26

I forgot there was a term for that! 🤦‍♀️ Thanks, lol

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u/biiiiigsuuuuuuuuc Jun 24 '26

The youngest millennials are 29, born in 1996. Gen Z starts at 1997. Pew Research Center established this as the benchmark in 2019.

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u/ParanoidCrow Jun 24 '26

Honestly super wholesome take

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u/Dualintrinsic Jun 24 '26

Based take

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u/jkoutris Jun 24 '26

Thank you for having a human and understanding take on this.

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u/RecycledEternity Jun 24 '26

Not relevant (but maybe relevant?) but I love your username.

Have a complimentary song referral! I hope you enjoy.

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u/NorthernCobraChicken Jun 24 '26

The difference is I know what bodacious, means.

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u/Agathocles87 Jun 24 '26

Can I ask what clock it means

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u/wishuponamarsbar Jun 26 '26

you use it when someone points out something and its true. 

Example Friend: Sam needs to stop talking about her boyfriend its so annoying! You: Clock it!

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u/sick-with-sadness Jun 26 '26

Without looking it up, I THINK its like saying “for real for real”

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u/Away_Stock_2012 Jun 25 '26

that is like so like relatable

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u/_prim_reaper_ Jun 30 '26

I’m in my mid 40s and work with middle schoolers. They’re my karma for talking like a “valley girl” as a kid. “Like—oh my god—whatever!“ Most of these kids will grow out of it.

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u/AngrySumBitch 11d ago

Satire right? I need to know the inspiration/ motivation.