What Does It Mean When Kids Say Gyatt?

Ryan Gosling might not be fussed about keeping up with Gen Alpha slang, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us aren’t out here trying to decode what our kids are saying on a daily basis.

One of the terms you might’ve overheard them exclaiming in conversation, or perhaps while gaming, in recent times is gyatt.

Gyat or gyatt is a phonetic abbreviation for “god” or “goddamn”, which originates from African American Vernacular English (AAVE), dating back as far as the 1700s, according to Parents.

It’s usually used as an exclamation to express excitement or admiration, however it’s increasingly being used by Gen Alpha and Z to refer to someone they find extremely attractive.

Or, more specifically, their posterior.

Nowadays, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, it’s evolved into slang for “a nice behind” or, per Cambridge Dictionary, “an attractively large bottom”.

In some instances, younger kids might simply refer to their bum as a gyatt, without realising the more sexualised meaning behind it.

It’s clearly pretty popular as some primary schools have even taken to banning its use.

As the word is largely rooted in sexual objectification, it’s worth pulling up your child or teen on their use of it – especially if they’re not using it in a respectful way.

Sexual harassment can include sexual comments, remarks, jokes and online sexual harassment. Government research suggests the issue is widespread in schools in England.

Gabb also noted that if your kids are coming out with gyatt it might flag they’re watching content online intended for older audiences – in which case, a review of their social media use might be helpful.

Glad you asked… Here goes!

When Gen Alpha uses it, “mid” means mediocre or of disappointing quality. According to Merriam-Webster, “mid” serves to express that something falls short of expectations, or isn’t impressive.

This is short for “uncle” – and, per Merriam-Webster, it’s “often used humorously to indicate old age” and may imply “someone is old, getting old, or acting older than their age”.

A combination of ‘lowkey’ and ‘genuinely’, which describes expressing something sincere in a casual, laid-back way, according to experts at language platform Preply.

In Gen Z and Gen Alpha speak, it means ugly.

Choppelganger is a portmanteau of ‘chopped’ (aka ugly), and ‘doppelganger’, which is a person who resembles someone else. So basically, it’s calling someone a less-attractive lookalike of someone else.

According to Gabb’s guide to teen slang, chat is quite simply used “to refer to a group of people, like friends or people in their class”.