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Professor keeps a hilarious list of slang terms he learns from students

Nothing is more cringe-inducing than when your professor (or any adult, really) tries get hip with the kids and sprinkles some totally rad teen lingo into their everyday lectures. 

That's why one professor goes the extra mile to avoid stepping into "How do you do, fellow kids?" territory. Twitter user @mewtailv2 posted a picture of a document their sociology professor created of new slang terms he's learned from his students, titled the "Callahan's Generation Z Dictionary." 

My sociology professor keeps an alphabetic list of new slang terms he learns from students and I will never get over it pic.twitter.com/UxOxRsNJbb

— Ehhhhhh (@mewtailv2) April 30, 2019

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The column on the left features words and phrases such as "big mad", "sus", and "tea/spill the tea." On the right, the professor takes his own stab at defining the phrases, which are hilariously wholesome in their own right. ("Willing to make a sacrifice" makes "taking the L" sound more noble than it usually is.)  

Commenters applauded the professor both for taking a genuine interest in the culture of his students and also for being a pretty funny practical application of sociology. 

It’s a complicated time pic.twitter.com/3OvG2zlZAI

— Meg Walsh (@gay_disco) May 1, 2019

I'm dead, your sociology professor is high key a real one 🤣

— Δυmmy [Reborn Szn] (@traumvtic) April 30, 2019

The fact he teaches sociology is what makes this special.

— 💨 (@BlvckCloud_) May 1, 2019

ACTUAL sociology

— Seo Belmont (@BelmontSeo) April 30, 2019

Others wanted to throw in their own submissions to help expand the chart. "Yeet" was an incredibly popular choice. 

Explain yeet to him, it'll need its own chart

— Exen (@exentrik137) May 1, 2019

“Kobe” for accuracy, “Yeet” for distance + velocity

— Sixfour (@sixfour_music) May 1, 2019

It’s 2019. The world is a dumpster fire and no one can agree on much. However, that will not stop the Internet from coming together to make Mr. Callahan’s Generation Z Dictionary more complete. pic.twitter.com/CDakAMx85h

— Dizzy (@DizzyGirlSusie) May 1, 2019

Some also suggested there be a separate part of the document for examples of usage in a sentence, lest he doesn't end up applying them like this wannabe cool professor. 

he had these up a few weeks ago too LMAOOOO pic.twitter.com/6VZcHWI4II

— la miki minach (@bevndakwe) May 1, 2019

The swell of online pride stems from the fact the professor so obviously wants to connect with his students in a relatable way without coming off as condescending. It's little bittersweet too, considering that the effort he's making is not usually the norm. Many professors still ban students from speaking their own cultural language under the guise of "professionalism" or "speaking properly." 

We’ve come a long way since 2014 pic.twitter.com/RaV1DlX2p9

— Sergio (@BerlangaS_) May 1, 2019

It's worth noting that many of the phrases, both on the list of banned words above, and even in "Callahan's Generation Z Dictionary," are actually AAVE, African American Vernacular English, or at least originate from black LGBTQ culture. And the fact that there's a stigma of teens using those words specifically in the classroom, is, as the kids say, a little sus.  

Which makes it even more special that this professor is making the effort and getting to know what these words mean to his students. It may be as simple as someone older just trying to understand the conversations around him, but I also imagine it's a great way for the students to feel included and supported. 

Keep up the good work, Callahan. Please seriously consider the addition of "yeet." 

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