What's the tea? Do you have rizz? What about drip? 

Experts say the nature of today's slang has been changing, in part due to social media, as we are all increasingly exposed to the same language, making slang less and less an indicator of where you're from or who you are.

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer spoke with Grant Barrett, American lexicographer and dictionary editor who specializes in slang and new words.

What's the tea? Do you have rizz? What about drip? 
Experts say the nature of today's slang has been changing, in part due to social media, as we are all increasingly exposed to the same language, making slang less and less an indicator of where you're from or who you are.
For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchors Eric Thomas and Margie Shafer spoke with Grant Barrett, American lexicographer and dictionary editor who specializes in slang and new words.

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