Parents Guess The Meanings Of 2014 Buzz Words

Bae: /Bæ/ noun 1. bring amazing eats; 2. bloated after eating.

We asked our parents if they know the meanings of some popular buzz words of 2014 including "bae," "vape," and "on fleek."

Results varied.

Some parents took an honest to goodness stab at the possible meaning.

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And scene. Bye. 💁

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She's her own biggest fan, and clearly proud of her inventiveness (as she should be).

Some parents showed off their internet prowess.

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To an almost annoying degree...

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One dad got real sassy with it.

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A source, a definition, and an example. Dad? More like human dictionary.

A few parents were so down with the kids.

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You heard right, Mom.

This mom happened to guess correctly, to the surprise of her offspring.

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A ridiculous word indeed, but you done good.

Some parents knew what was up.

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Like, obv.

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This dad didn't even wait for an answer to his context question, he just spat out everything he knew. ::Pharrell hat emoji::

But the honest (and failing) attempts kept flowing in.

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Good try.

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Another great try.

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Ah, those cray cray kids. 🙈

And then there were some of our sweet, sweet parents who had absolutely no idea what they were being asked.

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Not even gonna try...

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Train of thought = unclear.

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I mean, he's not wrong about Bridlington Bay.

Valiant effort all around, parents. 👍

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