User:Huntsmcgee/Gyat
Gyat (/ɡjɑːt/ is a shortening of Goddamn, sometimes spelled as Gyatt or Gyattt, said Page Module:IPA/styles.css has no content.US: /ɡjɑːt/; Page Module:IPA/styles.css has no content.UK: /ɡjæt/) is a word from African-American Vernacular English. After the year 2020, the word changed meaning and meant "a person, usually a woman, with a big butt and sometimes an hourglass figure".[1][2]
Gyat quickly spread on TikTok in 2022[3] Part of the reason why it spread was its use by various online streamers.[4] It has become an internet meme, frequently used and made popular by Generation Alpha.[5]
Word origin
[change | change source]According to American language expert John McWhorter, the word originated from 'goddamn'.[6] According to Kelly Elizabeth Wright, a research fellow in language sciences at Virginia Tech, the usage of Gyat has been found to be Black Southern, Jamaican, as well as some other communities.[6] Gyat has origins in African-American Vernacular English.[7]
2022 change in meaning
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The current meaning of the word Gyat was created by online streamer YourRAGE, who used it as a word to describe attractive women, and it was made popular by Kai Cenat, a Twitch Streamer.[8][9][10]
Everybody used to say "god damn" or "golly" but I said it weird. I'd always say "gyatt", I would never say "god damn". Chat realized that, and a way of making fun of me in 2020, they started typing "gyatt" to mock me.
— YourRAGE, "THE ONLY DEFINITION OF #GYATT 😒 #gyat #gyatttttttt" (2023)[11]
On October 2, 2023, a TikTok account u2nder the username @ovp.9 posted a short video of a character from the online video game Fortnite "singing" to a musical parody of the 2021 song "ecstacy" by Suicidal-Idol.[12] The parody featured multiple internet culture terms including Skibidi Toilet and Rizz.[13] According to The New York Times, the parody is cited as "a key" to the popularization of Gyat.[5]
Use
[change | change source]According to Legit.ng, gyat is commonly used by "guys when they see a girl, usually with a curvy body type," and can also be used to show enthusiasm or excitement.[14]
in the media, Gyat is said to be a word used both by Generation Alpha and Generation Z.[15] Some people who are in Generation Z have said that they do not use this word.[2] According to The Today Show, the term is used when talking and when posting in places online such as Discord, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, and YouTube.[6]
Results
[change | change source]Gyat is one of the early slang words mostly made popular by Generation Alpha. As well as being associated with Generation Alpha, Gyat has been looked at by digital marketers who want to sell things to generation alpha.[16] Gyat was chosen for the American Dialect Society's 2023 Word of The Year.[6]
Other articles
[change | change source]- List of Generation Z slang
- Rizz – another slang term popularized by Cenat
Sources
[change | change source]The dictionary definition of gyatt at Wiktionary
Everybody used to say "god damn" or "golly" but I said it weird. I'd always say "gyatt", I would never say "god damn". Chat realized that, and a way of making fun of me in 2020, they started typing "gyatt" to mock me.
— YourRAGE, "THE ONLY DEFINITION OF #GYATT 😒 #gyat #gyatttttttt" (2023)[17]
[[Category:Internet slang]] [[Category:Slang]]
- ↑ Topsfield, Jewel (2023-11-18). "Bruh, what's a Fanum tax? Your guide to Gen Alpha slang". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "A woman's Gen Alpha sister explained the meaning of GYAT to her and it's making everyone feel very old". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ Young, Molly (2022-05-25). "Social media users confused over new TikTok slang GYAT". HITC. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ Calver, Charlie (2023-09-11). "The dating term dictionary for 2023". GQ. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kircher, Madison (2023-11-09). "Gen Alpha Is Here. Can You Understand Their Slang?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Solé, Elise (2024-01-10). "The kids are saying 'GYAT': What does it mean?". TODAY.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ Portée, Alex (2024-02-23). "How did words like period, GYAT, cap, and drip come to be? All about the Black history of slang". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ↑ Monaghan, Becca (2023-11-29). "The coded meaning behind 'gyatt' on TikTok | indy100". Indy100. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ "This song wants you to stick out your what!?". NPR (WBUR, Boston). 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ↑ Ihaza, Jeff (2023-12-07). "Kai Cenat, Twitch, and 'Rizz': How the Rap Internet Ruled 2023". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ↑ YourRAGE (4 June 2023). "THE ONLY DEFINITION OF #GYATT 😒 #gyat #gyatttttttt". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023.
- ↑ Diaz, Ana (2023-10-19). "'You're so Skibidi, so Fanum tax,' and other fun nonsense, explained". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ Stanford, Kaitlin (2023-10-17). "What is 'Fanum tax'? TikTok song of Gen Alpha slang has Gen Z feeling like the new 'cringe' generation". In The Know. Archived from the original on 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ Mongina, Night (2023-07-14). "What does GYATT mean? A popular TikTok slang term explained". Legit.ng. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ↑ Hatch, Megan (2024-02-23). "What do these Gen Z slang words mean? 24 popular terms explained". WSYR-TV. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ↑ Bradley, Diana. "Marketers must learn to understand Gen Alpha's humor, attitude and lingo". Campaign. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ↑ YourRAGE (4 June 2023). "THE ONLY DEFINITION OF #GYATT 😒 #gyat #gyatttttttt". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023.