Robert Irwin Is Here To Explain Gen Z Slang & the Video Is Everything

Robert Irwin usually teaches the world about animals, like his parents, the late Steve Irwin and mom Terri Irwin, did before him. But in a new video, the 20-year-old pivots to a different kind of lesson: explaining Gen Z slang. (Moms of tweens and teens, you’re going to want to take notes!)

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The I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here co-host chatted with Australia’s Pedestrian TV to break down what popular slang words mean — or, at least, give it his best shot. In the clip, Robert is dressed in a black shirt with a black suit jacket over it. “Low-key, this interview is bussin, no cap, rizz, etc.,” he jokes at the beginning of the clip.

“’Cap’ — I wear those when it’s sunny,” Robert jokes about the first word, before admitting he does know what it means. “That’s a lie, that’s cap!” Other words he explains include “slay” (“what I do all day, every day. Enough said”), “bet” (“yes, absolutely, indeed”), “bussin” (“it’s good”).

But even though he is a Gen Z, he still had some trouble with some slang words — as a millennial who also struggles, this was a relief! He thought “slaps” was a hand game at first, which he helpfully demonstrated with the reporter before realizing it meant something was good. (“That beat drop slaps!”) And he admitted with a laugh that he had “no idea” what glizzy means. Apparently, it means “hot dog” … but thanks to the, um … phallic shape of hot dogs, the term is often used in more suggestive ways. IYKYK!

Elsewhere in the interview, Robert hilariously joked that “delulu” sounds like the name of a dog. He also defended the word “sus,” which means “suspect” or “suspicious.” “See, as Australians, we’ve actually been using this long before the Gen Z of the world said it was cool,” he explained. “Sus has been, forever, ‘a bit sus,’ like ‘suspect; not quite sure about that.’” Pretty cool, right?

They had to explain “gyatt” meant “butt,” making Robert laugh. “I’m never using that, but that’s great,” he said.

“I don’t know what the kids are saying these days, but I’m clearly behind the times,” Robert quips in a twangy American accent. “I’m just gonna leave before this gets out of hand.” He added, “I do not know Gen Z lingo. Eh, I grew up in a zoo. Forgive me.” Amazing! We need to protect Robert Irwin at all costs.

“I gotta up my Gen Z game 😂 thanks for a fun chat @pedestriantv ,” he captioned the cute video. Terri commented, “I am definitely a boomer! 😂” She’s not even going to try to understand the younger generation, and honestly, that’s such a mood, Terri!

“’I grew up in a zoo, forgive me’ is the best get out of jail free card I’ve even heard, hahaha,” someone else commented. Another wrote, “This is just confirmation that Robert really is an old man vs 20 years old … I love how he sounds like Gen X instead of Z 😂”

“I GREW UP IN A ZOO 💀💀💀Robert Irwin, never ever change,” one person said. Another commented, “The American accent at the end pulled it all together 😂😂”

Even if he doesn’t know all the slang, Robert often shows his funny personality on social media. Like when his older sister Bindi Irwin turned 26 last month, he shared a video of his birth to troll her. In the cute clip, the Crocodile Hunter tells his daughter that her baby brother was born, and she looks so excited.

Later, she holds a bowl of ice cream in one hand and her brother in the other, confidently telling her parents, “I’ll call him Brian!” Steve tries to correct her, telling Bindi that his name is Robert, and she responds, “But I’ll call him Brian for short.” Already trolling her baby brother, and he’s not even one day old!

“Happy birthday, Bindi … love, Brian,” Robert captioned the post . Even when he tried to steal the attention on his sister’s special day by posting his own birth, Robert’s post showed how cute and silly Bindi is. They may rib on each other, but you can tell how much love they share, too. Now that’s bussin.

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