Gen Z Slang Translator
Paste any Gen Z phrase — 'no cap fr that fit slaps' — and get plain English you can actually send to your boss.
What counts as Gen Z slang?
Gen Z slang is the everyday vocabulary of people born roughly between 1997 and 2012. It pulls from Black American English, drag culture, gaming, and the chaotic feedback loop of TikTok and Twitter. Words like slay, no cap, and bet are now mainstream — but new ones land every week.
How the translator works
Paste a phrase into the box above. The translator scans for slang in our curated dictionary, swaps each term for its plain English meaning, and scores how online the original phrase is on a 0 to 100 scale. Flip the mode to go the other direction and turn polite emails into something a 17-year-old would actually text back.
Common Gen Z phrases, decoded
- "That's so mid" — that is mediocre or unimpressive.
- "No cap fr" — I am not lying, seriously.
- "She ate that" — she did that exceptionally well.
- "It's giving main character" — it has confident, lead-role energy.
- "Lowkey slept on" — quietly underrated.
Core Gen Z glossary
16 terms- bussinintensity 6/10
really good (usually about food)
- no capintensity 5/10
no lie, seriously
- capintensity 5/10
a lie
- lowkeyintensity 3/10
kind of, sort of
- highkeyintensity 3/10
very obviously, openly
- slayintensity 5/10
do something exceptionally well
- ateintensity 6/10
absolutely succeeded; did amazingly
- midintensity 5/10
mediocre, unimpressive
- basedintensity 6/10
admirably independent or true to oneself
- cringeintensity 4/10
embarrassing or awkward
- goatedintensity 5/10
greatest of all time
- goatintensity 4/10
greatest of all time
- vibeintensity 3/10
mood or feeling
- vibingintensity 4/10
chilling, enjoying the moment
- betintensity 3/10
okay, agreed
- frintensity 4/10
for real, honestly
Frequently asked
- What is a Gen Z slang translator?
- It is a free tool that converts Gen Z slang like 'no cap', 'slay', and 'bet' into plain English so anyone can understand what is being said.
- Is this Gen Z translator free?
- Yes. There is no signup, no paywall, and no ads. Paste a phrase, hit Translate, and you get a plain-English version plus a brainrot score.
- Can it translate plain English into Gen Z slang?
- Yes. Switch to the Plain to Brainrot mode and the tool swaps in Gen Z slang at low, medium, or high intensity.
- Does it work on phones?
- Yes. The translator is fully responsive and runs in any modern browser, including iOS Safari and Chrome on Android.