Here's a list of slang words banned by a school that are sure to make Millennials feel old

One thing that's always certain in society is change, especially when it comes to language. Every few years, new slang trends take over the internet, evolving alongside social media. While English itself hasn’t drastically changed, each generation’s slang reflects the times. Just as Millennial slang baffled Boomers and Gen X, the terms used by Gen Z and Gen Alpha are now leaving Millennials feeling outdated. A recent post on Reddit by u/Only-Reels, featuring a list of slang words banned at school, sparked a wave of nostalgia among Millennials.

The post featured a picture of a “banned words” list written by a teacher on a classroom board on September 17th. It seems the teacher or school had grown tired of the quirky slang their Gen Z and Gen Alpha students constantly used.The list covered almost every popular slang phrase of the current youth including, "Diddy party," "alpha," "skibidi toilet," "sigma," "mewing," "omega," "Ohio," "beta," "brainrot," "gooning," "rizz," and "gyatt." Posting this picture to the subreddit dedicated to Millennials, the user asked, "Did your school ever ban words?" and some interesting responses came in.

Many Millennials couldn’t relate to the modern “banned words” list, as their school bans were quite different. "They banned pogs, then yo-yo’s. No words were 'banned,' but you’d definitely get in trouble for saying any curse words," said u/TogarSucks. "I can't remember if they did. They did ban trench coats and removed all of the 'violent' video games from the computers," pointed out u/SoloMotorcycleRider. Some Millennials reminisced that only curse words were looked down upon. "Yes, but we didn't have them written on the board. Curse words were obvious. Also, 'crap' was banned for some reason," added u/Slatemanforlife.

However, a few Millennials recalled certain phrases that were rebuked at school. "When I was in 5th grade, the use of the word 'turd' suddenly skyrocketed for some reason and was subsequently banned. It was this weird mind virus where someone would say the word 'turd' and the whole class would be in hysterics," wrote u/Rockbeezy. "There was a guy in my history class, I think it was sophomore year, who replied to everything with 'that's what's up' and the teacher got so utterly sick of it she banned the phrase," chimed in u/IconoclastExplosive.

As the GenZ and Gen Alpha slang words has taken the upper hand, Millennial slang phrases have died a slow death. So much so that if one uses them, they are totally considered old. A 21-year-old singer and content creator, Allegra Miles who goes by @allegramiles on TikTok shared a video revealing the "outdated" slang phrases. "YOLO," which means "You Ony Live Once," and phrases like, "You slayed," "You ate," "Game," "Vibe," or "On point," have all been replaced with their Gen Z counterparts. So, anyone who still thinks that it's cool to use phrases like these must give themselves a reality check that their popularity is long gone. "I'm not saying one is better than the other. It's just things that in my life I've observed have changed over the years," Miles added.