The Top 5 Slang Words Iowans Are Trying To Understand In 2025

We're not all going to be trendy.

If you've needed some kind of Google Translate to figure out what your kid or teen is saying, you're not alone. If you spend more time scrolling than you admittedly should, you've probably picked up phrases you never asked to learn.

Our parents thought we were ridiculous in the 80's and 90's with words like "tubular", "rad", "gag me with a spoon" (all classics really).

Now a study from unscramblerer.com looked at the current slang words Iowans are searching most, according to Google. So to save you time with the young person in your family, here are the top 5 Iowans are searching this year.

5. Chopped

Nope, 'chopped' doesn't refer to the food competition show or to the literal chopping of food.

'Chopped' in slang means something that is ugly, undesirable, or unattractive. 

4. Bop

A 'bop' is someone who has had a lot of sexual partners (they 'bop' from one partner to the next). It's someone who posts thirst traps online or presents themselves in an immodest way. It's a word often used in cyberbullying.

If you remember the Netflix documentary "Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing", you may remember Piper Rockelle, the young leader of 'The Squad'. She faced controversy early this year after being involved with 'The Bop House', a house in L.A. where young adults film OnlyFans content.

3. Sybau

Stands for 'shut your b**** ass up'

2. Sigma

You may have heard 'sigma' by now but in current slang, it's not just the Greek alphabet letter.

'Sigma' refers to an independent, self-reliant person who doesn't stick to societal standards. It is a 'lone wolf' type.

1. 6-7

I know you may be thinking I'm 2 numbers off from the actual slang on this one but nope.

6-7 has no literal point or meaning. It's the randomness of it that has made it a funny, trendy thing. It comes from the song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by Skrilla, which became a trending song once LaMelo Ball, a basketball player, used the lyrics to post about being 6'7". Kids and teens often chant it with random hand gestures.

So there you go. Of course there are many more slang words that you'll hear these days but those are the top 5 that apparently (accurately) confuse us all this year.