Meanings
nounyouthspeak (uncountable)
- uncountableThe style of language used by young people, incorporating modern slang etc.
It was, to my surprise and dismay, months and months of quotes and quips I had read since the inception of the Facebook News Feed, now bubbling up from my subconscious in an inscrutable cacophony of youthspeak.
2022 October 11, Stephanie Eisler Vance, “When Facebook Actually Broke My Brain”, in The New York Times
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APA
youthspeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthspeak
MLA
“youthspeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthspeak. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “youthspeak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthspeak.
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