A neurological condition describing the chronic under socialization and emotional irregularities observed in some members of Gen Z, often attributed to excessive use of Discord, Tik Tok, or from mindlessly watching YouTube brain rot content on an iPad during formative years. First coined by Greg Tish on The Greg Tish Show at Tallahassee Talk Radio 93.3 FM.
Mom: Son you've been home all day; don't you have any friends from school or work you can hang out with?
Son: All of my friends are on discord and not in America. I'm not sure how to go about forming interpersonal relationships since all my friends are from the internet.
Mom: oh no! My son has Z-tism!
Bob: Wow is that Darth Vader?! That's the guy from Fortnite!
Sally: No Bob! Darth Vader is not from Fortnite! Your error in media literacy stems from a larger issue of not broadening your horizons by watching classics such as Star Wars. Instead, you left your knowledge of pop culture up to YouTube autoplay and are only being shown brain rot content pushed by the algorithm such as Cocomelon and MrBeast. I'm afraid Bob this is a classic example of Z-tism!
Son: All of my friends are on discord and not in America. I'm not sure how to go about forming interpersonal relationships since all my friends are from the internet.
Mom: oh no! My son has Z-tism!
Bob: Wow is that Darth Vader?! That's the guy from Fortnite!
Sally: No Bob! Darth Vader is not from Fortnite! Your error in media literacy stems from a larger issue of not broadening your horizons by watching classics such as Star Wars. Instead, you left your knowledge of pop culture up to YouTube autoplay and are only being shown brain rot content pushed by the algorithm such as Cocomelon and MrBeast. I'm afraid Bob this is a classic example of Z-tism!
by The Official Producer July 17, 2025
Get the Z-tism mug.a term used when a person from the Generation Z (usually working customer service) is met with a question and/or demand so fucking outlandish that they cannot do anything but look at the person with an empty stare of disbelief. Similar to the side eye, used way before this term.
The Gen-Z stare is used majorly when common sense is ignored.
The Gen-Z stare is used majorly when common sense is ignored.
Gen-Z Cashier: Your Burger comes with: Lettuce Onions, and Special Sauce.
Person: So there’s no meat in the burger?
Cashier: *Gen Z Stare* ….um.. what?
Person: So there’s no meat in the burger?
Cashier: *Gen Z Stare* ….um.. what?
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Get the Gen Z Stare mug.“when a dumbass millennial says a stupid question that can simply be answered if they put their brain to work, results in a teenager looking at you dumb asf, wondering how the fuck that came out of your mouth”
millenial: whats the price of the coffee latte
*says prices on the damn fucking menu*
teenager: “gen z stare”
*says prices on the damn fucking menu*
teenager: “gen z stare”
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This has actually somehow become a verb. Through eminem's trouble, he says "What are you gonna do, gen z me bruh" Gen Z in place of "cancelling" in reference to cancel culture.
to "gen z" therefore means to cancel somebody online
to "gen z" therefore means to cancel somebody online
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Get the gen z mug.Oh hey, it’s been a while since I’ve seen someone. Soo… you’ve to the point where you try to make every keyboard pattern possible to make history? Welp, congrats on finding this combination of qpzmwoxneicbruvtyalskdjfhg including the symbols! You’ve reached the end of Key-Bored Time, now… GET BACK TO WORK OR DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE!!!!!
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(Ig the Definition: Pure Boredom)
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by xXBoltWaveXx September 9, 2025
Get the q\z/w]x.e[c,rpvmtobnyiualskdjfhg mug.Proof that the future of humanity as a whole and the civilization the Greater Generation built for the west is doomed. Thanks to social media, AI, and unrealistic expectations of reality brainwashing the young adults of today, you can expect the economy to crash by 2050-2060 and a post-apocalyptic world by 2090-2100 since 99% of the adult/elderly population in that time won't know how to properly think for themselves, let alone govern anything. And Millennials, if not all dead by then, would gladly enable their idea of a "perfect" world.
Sometime in the year 2069...
Patient: "Doctor, I am having a hard time breathing, and my feet are red, swollen, and filled with pus! I don't know if I'll live for much longer..."
Gen Z Doctor: *pulls AirPod out of ear* "Sorry, I couldn't hear you. What'd you say?"
Patient: "I SAID I CANNOT BREATHE AND MY FEET ARE SWELLING UP LIKE BALLOONS! I THINK I'M DYING!"
Doctor: "Ohhh. Ye lmao. You probably are. ChatGPT said you have a disease in your brain, and we're gonna let our test robots perform surgery on you. For now, jus take some ibuprofen or something. Idk."
Patient: "Doctor, I am having a hard time breathing, and my feet are red, swollen, and filled with pus! I don't know if I'll live for much longer..."
Gen Z Doctor: *pulls AirPod out of ear* "Sorry, I couldn't hear you. What'd you say?"
Patient: "I SAID I CANNOT BREATHE AND MY FEET ARE SWELLING UP LIKE BALLOONS! I THINK I'M DYING!"
Doctor: "Ohhh. Ye lmao. You probably are. ChatGPT said you have a disease in your brain, and we're gonna let our test robots perform surgery on you. For now, jus take some ibuprofen or something. Idk."
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