What does ‘skibidi’ mean? Kids’ top slang words of the year revealed
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Words such as ‘slay’, ‘sigma’ and ‘skibidi’ were voted as children’s favourite slang words, according to a survey by Oxford University Press. The top children’s slang words have been revealed by Oxford University Press, with many of the words leaving people scratching their heads.
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While “Artificial intelligence” lost out to “Kindness” as the 2024 Children’s Word of the Year, children also had the opportunity to vote on their favourite slang words. More than 3,000 children across the UK aged six to 14 were asked for their word of the year, with “kindness”, “artificial intelligence” and “conflict” among the most common suggestions, according to publisher Oxford University Press (OUP).
These three words, along with three shortlisted slang words chosen from a a survey of 1,200 children, were then put to a vote by a further 2,000 children. More than one in four surveyed for a slang word chose “slay”, which has appeared on the colloquial shortlist for the past two years. The terms “sigma” and “skibidi” were voted as second and third choices respectively.
Sigma – a term popularised by figures such as controversial influencer Andrew Tate – is used to describe a highly successful and independent person. The slang term is typically used to describe a “self-reliant” male. It is not to be confused with the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
