Relating to a teenager?

This one is better.

www.weareteachers.com/teen-slang/

But it would be really fun if you knew what she is talking about and you can speak her language back to her.
Why?

Why not let her enjoy having something of her own?

I try to resist my natural urge to be annoyed by anything new! So I would remember to be curious and ask her what those things are. It really can be interesting, if you keep an open mind.

The trouble is that as soon as you get your head round this foreign language- it moves on!
I don’t think kids shout “6-7” any more and “skibidi toilet” which started in the mists of antiquity, ie 2023, will soon be as dated as “fab” or “groovy”

Now you know how our parents and grandparents felt all those years ago!

Exactly.
Mildly interested is OK.
Embarrassing/ cringewothy for her if you try to speak her language back to her

(remember "older people" using your phrases as a young person!)

If your granddaughter ever has kids of her own, by the time she's our age, her kids/grand will be rabbiting on about the latest trend, and she'll be thinking ''What?!''

I well remember doing that when I was a teen, and that was before all the computer and internet stuff! Reading the latest trends in teen magazines, I'd devour all the latest information!

Sorry, I meant fads, not trends!

Model superior communication skills. Ask a question using words she knows.

" What does that mean, dear? "

There are YouTube videos to explain all these terms
Skipidi is in the Oxford Dictionary.

NotSpaghetti

^But it would be really fun if you knew what she is talking about and you can speak her language back to her.^
Why?

Why not let her enjoy having something of her own?

All the teens I work with love it because it means I took the time on my own to learn about something important to them and I meet them where they are.

Only the OP knows if this would work with her grandchild, I can only make a suggestion based on my experience of
volunteering with teens.

Nothing sounds as naff as someone of the "wrong" generation trying to sound "down with the kids!"

Working with teens (in my experience anyway) is a bit different to being the grandparent.

Just saying ...
Nothing necessarily right/wrong here but certainly different

They do outgrow it, by the way.

Yes, we did! 😀

Well, this post was in relationships, not Grandparenting. Connecting across generations in not a bad thing.

I gave the OP advice based on my experience and do not need to be insulted by being told my approach is lacking in taste and not appropriate.

The OP can take my advice, or not.

Have a nice day.

imaround I really don't think anyone has been insulting you or saying your approach is lacking in taste or not appropriate.
I'm sorry you feel like this and apologise if I have inadvertently said something to upset you.
That wasn't my intention when discussing this.

We all have ideas and we each can only speak from our own point of view.