Gen Alpha-Bet!

Ever hear the new generation talk and think, "Is this English?" Same.

Gen Alpha-Bet! is a slang dictionary with a twist: every entry gets translated six times, once by a teenager from every generation back to the Greatest Generation — and every single one of them gets it immediately. They just don't have the word for it.

Take "aura." A Gen Alpha kid says: "Stuck the backflip: +1000 aura. Ate pavement: -1000 aura." Flip back to 1943 and a soda-fountain regular says the exact same thing about a scratched pool shot: "Whole hall groaned in the same half-second, no vote needed." Same moment. Same crowd, silently keeping score. Zero words in common. That's the whole book, over 180 terms, one feeling, six voices, a hundred years apart, never once explaining the joke.

Because the slang changes. The teenager doesn't.

• Over 180 terms
• Six translators
• 6×9 paperback
• $17.99
• ISBN 979-8-99811-970-5
• Bright Oddity Press

Where to get it

Coming soon — Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent bookstores via Ingram.

Can't find it? Ask your local bookstore to order it by ISBN: 979-8-99811-970-5.

Side effects

• Greatest Gen: May trigger "malarkey" detection. Do not operate heavy opinions while exposed.
• Silent Gen: Beware of raised-eyebrow strain. Do not press for details.
• Boomers: Contains modern slang. Do not pronounce near children. Misuse will be recorded.
• Gen X: May experience involuntary "whatever" and chronic eye-roll.
• Millennials: If "adulting" occurs, stop use immediately. Seek hydration.
• Zoomers: May be deemed "mid." Results may vary.
• Gen Alpha: May become outdated mid-sentence. Patch notes not immediately available.

If confused, please consult the nearest teenager.