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Aura Points, Bro Is Cooked & More: Why Gen Z Is Obsessed With Words That Mean Nothing

Why is Gen Z embracing the absurd phrases that have no literal meaning? Tone, timing, repetition and shared humour turn nonsense into a cultural joke. Scroll through any comment section and you'll find them. Phrases that mean nothing and everything at once. "Delulu" "Aura points" "Bro is cooked". Hand them to a dictionary and it blinks back blankly. Hand them to a group chat and they land like a…

Free Press Journal 18/10/2026, 7:31:00 am IST

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