Can anyone explain for me this “Italian Brain Rot” thing our younger kids are coming home with?

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Nottheadviceyaafter@reddit

I Havnt come across this with my early teens, but one word I did slay was slay. After hearing it over and over and over, I decided to slay the word by the only means I know how to...... to use it excessively...... I haven't heard slay now for 6 months as it has been slayed...........

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Hypnot0ad@reddit

I’m doing this now with six SEVen

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ennuiismymiddlename@reddit

Yeah what the hell is that all about? My 10 year old keeps saying it.

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Hypnot0ad@reddit

It’s not really funny, just an inside joke I guess.

https://www.reddit.com/r/meme/s/8VFFo3Vc9O

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Thatoneguyfrom1980@reddit

I work with a bunch of zoomers. I use their slang all the time so they won’t say it to me. I also use it around my daughter. So far, so good.

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alesplin@reddit

I drop one every now and then just to see my kids twitch.

Or I’ll use one that’s out of date like yeet or sus.

I have a 13yo daughter and it legit triggers her. 😂

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ElectroSpore@reddit

I am sure it makes as much sense to you as bagers, HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA or Numa Numa does to them.

Internet is full of a sorts of memes and brain rot that only certain generations dig.

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drewbaccaAWD@reddit

C'mon Charlie, let's go to CANDY MOUNTAIN. Candy Mountain, Charlie. There will be a series of tubes there, not a truck you dump something on.

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ProfessionalNo9996@reddit

Add Shoes and I think this comment thread has all the best stuff...

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drewbaccaAWD@reddit

OMG!!

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burnafter3ading@reddit

I'm commenting so I can find this again after work when I get drunk.

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CallidoraBlack@reddit

Except that humans actually made that stuff. Now it's AI slop.

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ElderScarletBlossom@reddit

It's not "slop", it's kids being goofy and creative using the latest tech.

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atampersandf@reddit

Dunno where the Italian part comes in, but yeah this brain rot thing is a thing.

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Xennials-ModTeam@reddit

No insulting other generations, gatekeeping, generational superiority or making unnecessary complaints/rants.

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DustedGorilla82@reddit

Sorry we’re on K Pop Demon Hunters over here

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Upset-Breadfruit3774@reddit

I really like the songs, and I have no shame.

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jadesix@reddit

I did the first few hundred times. And the remixes. My eldest can almost hit some of those high notes too. Almost...

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_TheHalf-BloodPrince@reddit (OP)

Haha, yep

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Mountain_Ladder5704@reddit

Younger? Mine is almost 16 and plays steal the brain rot it with his high school friends.

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--Quartz--@reddit

I'm a gamer dad and have no bias against videogames, but that one is pure trash.
Everything about it is negative, luck/greed and/or aggressive to others, with the end goal of showing off (?) I guess.
Can't wait for it to fade away.

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ennuiismymiddlename@reddit

I’m 45 and not ashamed to admit I play Roblox sometimes.

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SurfNTurf1983@reddit

Can't explain it but I've banned it from our house. I just can't deal with our overstimulating it is. Absolutely does my fucking head in. I don't want it turning my kids heads to mush.

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kmmccorm@reddit

Our parents were saying the same thing about something when we were the same age. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or whatever it may have been in a given year. They’ll be fine just like we are.

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CallidoraBlack@reddit

They weren't though. And there are studies to back up how content for young children is intentionally overstimulating to get them hooked. This is often discussed about Cocomelon specifically..

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--Quartz--@reddit

Surely the anthropomorphic teenage mutant turtles riding skates and eating pizza while fighting evil with martial arts were not trying to overstimulate us or commercially oriented, but rather were just artistic expression in a pure form.

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CallidoraBlack@reddit

This is a bad faith argument. You put words in my mouth and ignored the actual point because you don't care. If you don't care, why are you talking about it?

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SurfNTurf1983@reddit

It's Not the same at all. Not even close.

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kmmccorm@reddit

Ok

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shinobi-dragonninja@reddit

Ai generated images. They are hybrid of animal and objects/food. Characters examples here https://italianbrainrotcharacters.com

Not much story behind it. Videos and games are made using these characters

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sailor_ixchel@reddit

I work at a public library and tweens leave these behind in the printers from time to time. Glad to finally know what on earth they are.

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mistermatth@reddit

I am 40m with no kids so I’m just learning about Italian brain rot. But I’m ngl I kinda like the Chimpanzini Bananini

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MisRandomness@reddit

What in the world have I just read?!? Omg I’m actually glad I’m not exposed to stupid stuff like this!

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Weak-Virus2374@reddit

Cappuccino assassino

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blood_bones_hearts@reddit

Ballerina cappucina

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--Quartz--@reddit

Tralalero tralala

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Honest_Flower_7757@reddit

This one was the origin. I only know about it because there was an article about it in the NyT.

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Enge712@reddit

Once middle aged people learn about it in the newspaper it won’t be cool very long

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kmmccorm@reddit

Chimpanzini bananini

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Basic-Biscotti-2375@reddit

Apparently it's popular among elementary school kids because mine plays that Steal a Brainrot online and they all get worked up over that shit lol

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ennuiismymiddlename@reddit

Mine too. Obsessed.

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Gadshill@reddit

"Italian brain rot" is a meme trend that perfectly captures Gen Z's humor, using bizarre, AI-generated content to create a post-ironic and surreal world.

The humor isn't just about finding the nonsense funny; it's also a self-aware commentary on how overstimulating internet content can "rot your brain."

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