The other day on a quick visit to Bengaluru we had a nostalgic walk on the Church Street and Brigade road!
There were days when going to the Brigade road was the Bengaluru thing! Even now in spite of having so many iconic spots like the Commercial street or Jayanagar 4th block; going to the Brigade Road/Church street is still hep!
Of course you can’t even imagine doing that during the new year eve since the crowd will be huge! But we were there a couple of days before that and the crowd was lesser! Still crowded though!
After a long walk and a bowl of noodle soup and some vegetarian sushi (yeah! It exists!); I asked my son how was the day?
He said, “Appa it was a W!”
The rule for any parent of a Teen or going to be a teen soon child is that, if your child is telling you something with a smile, you just take it! Do not ask or dig further into it!
Of course later on I asked my daughter about it and she told me that W is a win!
Now I am wondering if I have to be happy that my son is happy or sad that he could have just said it was good instead of going the Gen z lingo way! But then again; like I said above, it is better to take the W! At least he did not say it was L!
So apparently in Gen Z slang, “W” stands for “Win,” signifying a positive outcome, success, or something good, often used to celebrate achievements or good decisions, while its opposite, “L,” means “Loss” or “Lose”. It’s used as a quick way to say “that’s a win” or “good job,” contrasting with “L” for something negative or a failure!
As parents of Gen Z kids you must watch out for your W!
It can be like “That movie was a total W; I loved it!” which is an adjective use!
Of it can be a statement of approval like above! “You nailed that trip dad—what a W!”
Even in social media a caption a good photo with “Big W!” or comment “W” is a way to tell that he or she liked it!
Then again be wary of the L!
It can be used in routine words like “You did not get a leave? Big L”.
Ladies and sometimes gents too! can watch out for statements from their teenage daughters like “You really killed that outfit, W”
The W and L of course are a result of the gaming culture and sports, where wins and losses are clearly marked!
Then again if the dictionary of the future adds it to the letters then it may be a big W for the Gen Z but a big L for English! I am not going to think about it and lose my S! I mean Sleep!
Just don’t listen to some old peppy number by Gurdas Maan then you may not get sleep!
I’m logging off! That’s good night Gen Z style!
Shubh ratri!
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