From yap to pookie, 2024s most viral internet slang defined

Each year on the internet brings an entirely new vernacular. Last year, ijbol and "serving cunt" rose to timeline prominence, and 2024 revitalized yap and pookie. If you haven't given your life over to TikTok and X / Twitter or have someone who has in your life, it can be hard to keep up with the breakneck speed of internet slang. But fear not: Here are some key internet vocabulary words from the year defined. SEE ALSO: 'Pookie' is more than a pet name. TikTok's new favorite word is rooted in a rich cultural history. Brat If there was one thing that dominated culture in 2024, it was brat by Charli XCX. The hit album changed the word's meaning forever, with the pop star defining what it means to be a brat in a TikTok. "You're just like that girl who is a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things sometimes," she said. "[She's someone] who feels herself, but then, also, like, maybe has a breakdown, but kinda parties through it. It's very honest. It's very blunt. It's very volatile." There's also a lot of lime green, cigarettes, and wrap-around sunglasses involved. Bonus points if your name is Julia. Tweet may have been deleted Crashing out Crashing out is an all-too-familiar example of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) slang getting appropriated as TikTok slang. SEE ALSO: Why is the internet 'crashing out?' According to KnowYourMeme, the term originated in Baton Rogue, Louisiana, and can be heard in music from local rappers like NBA YoungBoy. It refers to reckless behavior or losing self-control and became the phrase du jour on TikTok in late 2024. Tweet may have been deleted Demure Thanks to TikTokker Jools Lebron's viral "very mindful, very cutesy" video, demure will forever hold a new meaning. As defined by Dictionary.com, demure means "characterized by shyness or modesty; reserved," but it's come to mean anything from self-aware, sophisticated, and restrained to good and praiseworthy and, well, nothing. The word defined the end of sum