Illinois Residents Are Officially Over These Slang Terms

Language changes constantly.  Every year, there's a new word, phrase or slang word that seems to be everywhere.

Everyone is talking about it.

Everyone uses it.

Older generations are constantly questioning what any of it means.

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Apparently, Illinois residents have reached that point with some of the slang we've been hearing in 2026.

What slang terms are we completely over?

For me, 6...7... it's so cringe to hear people say it, but for some reason I still do the juggle motion while saying 6-7.  Other people saying it activates my stim, that's why I am completely over it.  We need to find a new term for me to repeat every time I hear it, c'mon!

Like, it's all funny at first.  But after hearing people say the same old slang over and over and over, it gets old.

After taking it to Facebook, Illinois residents are totally done with a lot of different slang terms.  Some I expected to see, others not so much.  Eventually, you reach a point where someone says the word and you just think, "Please.  We need new material."

Of course, slang is forever evolving, so hopefully new words drop soon.

The Slang Terms Illinois Wants to Leave in 2026

• Bet
• Bruh
• Rizz
• "It's giving..."
• Ate down
• UNC
• I love that for you
• Lowkey
• Type sh*t
• Fri-yay
• Bussin'
• No cap
• Let's goooo
• "I was today years old..."
• Clock it

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I have a feeling there are way more terms I could add to this list, but my brain hurts just thinking about all of the words that I probably should delete from my vocabulary, too.  I use a lot of dumb slang all the time, even though it doesn't make me any cooler.