Parents 'can't have conversations' with Gen Alpha kids due to 'brainrot' language

Gen Alpha parents say they're struggling to have conversations with their kids due to the bizarre language that they're using.

In case you're not across all the different generations and their name tags, let us explain.

We've got millennials - born between 1981 and 1996 - followed by Gen Z which generally references those born between 1997 and 2012.

Then, say hello to Gen Alpha, aka those born between 2010 and 2024. They're generally school-age kids below the age of 14 or 15.

Gen Alpha parents say they're struggling to have conversations with their kids (Getty Stock Photo)

While some generations are separated by only a few years, there seems to be some big differences between millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

For example, one comedian from Australia explained it's something loads of millennial kids would do when they were younger, but it's just not a thing anymore.

Then there's the huge differences with how the different generations text, with the younger generations tending to type in lower case only.

But perhaps one of the most confusing traits of Gen Alpha - according to their parents - is the new language they all seem to be using.

One desperate parent asked on Reddit: "Can somebody PLEASE give me a full list of gen alpha slang words?"

While another commented underneath: "I need this. I can barely keep up."

One person explained the most common Gen Alpha words include the likes of 'Skibidi, Skibidi toilet, Rizz, Rizzler, L Rizz, W Rizz, Freddy Fazbear(ing), Ohio, Fanum Tax, Fanum'd, Skibidi'd, Backrooms, Uncanny, Griddy, Sigma, Sigma'd, Ohio'd, Uncanny, Gyatt, Cook, Let him Cook [and] Bro'.

Popularised by different social media channels, according to families with Gen Alpha kids, there are new random words every day, that they simply don't understand.

Some people on TikTok are even calling it 'brain rot' language.

"I will never understand this brain rot language," said one mum, while one responded: "I’ve found that the more we say their slang, the more they hate it. I successfully got my son to stop saying rizz with this method."

Meanwhile, Camille Nisich, 53, who is parent to a 14 and 15-year-old, told NBC: “Every day there’s just another set of terms. They’ll just be talking, and my husband and I are kind of like, ‘We’re not sure what that means.'"

Meanwhile, Michael Petersen - who has two daughters - added - “I try to get them to explain what they mean, and I usually end up still totally confused."

Peterson's daughter Beryl, 11, tried to explain, adding: “You don’t really use it in sentences, you kind of just say it randomly.

“It’s just a weird thing.”

Think we're gonna' need a Gen Alpha dictionary at this rate.