LOS ANGELES — David Burke, also known as “Slangman,” has been studying informal speech, or slang, his entire adult life, having written several books on the subject.

“I am constantly researching the newest slang to help parents,” Burke said. “Then, everyday slang to help immigrant and ESL — English-as-a-second-language — students.”

So, going into the new year, who better to consult on “what’s in” and “what’s out” when it comes to jargon? Burke gives Spectrum News his list of the newest slang to watch out for in 2023, and which lingo is out of fashion.

But Burke warns that as soon as teens find out their parents are onto their novel nomenclature, or just the fact that he is revealing the latest slang, they invent new vernacular.