Revealed: The 10 most-searched SLANG words in the UK this year - so, do you know what they mean?

Are you down with the kids, or beginning to show your age? The answer may lie in how many of these baffling slang words you know the meanings of. 'Gaslighting' - a type of manipulation that makes you doubt your memories and feelings - tops the list, with a whopping 170,000 searches. Meanwhile, other confusing words including 'skibidi', 'pookie', and 'hawk tua' have also had Britons turning to Google.

'The English language is ever changing. Every year new slang words are created,' said a spokesperson for Unscramblerer.com.



'Many slang words are born through trending topics and viral videos on social media. 'However only few manage to stick around long enough to be added to the dictionary and remain in daily use.' Your browser does not support iframes.

Are you down with the kids, or beginning to show your age? The answer may lie in how many of these baffling slang words you know the meanings of In the study, the team used Google Trends to discover the top trending slang terms, alongside Ahrefs to find the number of searches. 'UK most popular slang terms can be discovered in Google Trends..

. Shivali Best.