Gen-Z TikTok Diction: What Does ‘Pookie’ Mean?

TikTok is the hub of all weird and out-of-the-place things being viral. It’s like a wildfire, someone starts something a little different than others, everyone starts following it and it becomes the trend for a while. Ceiling challenges, getting ready with me (which became a cause of a lot of deep fakes), a day in my life, makeup challenges, and picking my outfit, are just some of the trends we have seen online.

When it comes to ‘attack’ videos which do not necessarily mean violence, but rather attacking someone on a personal or emotional level like calling out a weird habit, red flag, or something on that line, people have started using the term, ‘pookie’. We have still not recovered from the horror the ‘ooga booga’ term caused us, and now it’s a new term already. Users are creators mostly using ‘pookie’ to address the viewers.

What Does ‘Pookie’ Mean?

‘Pookie’ is not a word to be scared of, to be honest. It just means to address someone adorably, like calling someone, my love, dearest, beautiful, etc. It’s quite the opposite of what ‘ooga booga‘ was and we find that pretty romantic. It is not only used for romantic partners but also for platonic friendships where pokies are just another way of showing affection to the person it’s addressed to.

#Pookie is on the rise on TikTok and it’s mostly videos where people address their friends, celebrities they simp on, their pets, or even the viewers in case of their ‘attack’ videos. It’s sweet, affectionate, and a refreshing new term.

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As new slang and terms keep coming out of Gen-Z’s mind and flood over TikTok we try and determine what it mean. Sometimes it has an adorable meaning, and mostly it’s something as traumatic as ‘ooga booga’. Social media is often full of surprises.