Essential gen-z & alpha slang explained pt. II

• A slang term used to describe a situation where someone is getting insulted. 
• It can also be used in ways such as I'm cooked or it's cooked to signify something being bad or disappointing. 

Example: I didn't prepare for this interview, i'm so cooked 🤦‍♂️

• Used to describe the act of concentrating, focusing, or "zoning in."
• Memes showing an expressive face followed by a more serious "locked in" face grew popular circa 2023.

Example: When the barber gets to your hairline so you gotta lock in. 🗿

Noise of failure or mocking someone who's experienced something inconvenient. 

It is a sarcastic response to someone else's disappointment, complaints, or failure.

“I’m him” is a slang way to express confidence.

Here, “him” just means “that guy,” or someone to watch out for or regard with respect.

when using it in the first context, it is with the purpose of taunting men who are trying to achieve something, especially if they have a cocky attitude while doing it but aren't successful in doing so. 

• It's a phrase used to express confusion, disbelief or bemusement, particularly in response to someone displaying behaviors or attitudes that align with the sigma male archetypes - or when someone takes the concept too seriously. 
• A tongue-in-cheek way of questioning or mocking the idea of being a sigma male, often in a situation where someone is acting in a way that seems overtly pretentious. 

Example:

bro 1 - "I don't need anyone. I'm sigma, I walk my own path."

bro 2- "Erm, what the sigma? Dude you just said that to avoid helping with the group project!"

• ‘Tweaking’ is a term in rap and hip-hop culture to refer to someone high on stimulants.
• It can even be used to define someone who is acting irrationally or saying something stupid.