From Fetch to Slay: How Pop Culture Changes the Dictionary

Language doesn’t just reflect culture — it performs it. This 7-part video series dives into the world of slang, memes, and digital expression to explore how English evolves in real time. From fetch and slay to ghosting, rizz, and delulu, we trace the journey of words from niche joke to dictionary entry — and examine what these shifts reveal about power, identity, and belonging. You’ll learn: - How fictional slang becomes “real” English - Why some words go viral while others vanish - Who gets to decide what counts as “proper” - And how every speaker — including you — shapes the future of the language This program ends with a live session exploring what’s slaying next, and what it means to co-author English in an age of crowdsourced meaning and cultural remix. Whether you’re a language lover, a teacher, or just trying to keep up with TikTok, this series will change how you hear — and use — the words all around you.