KIPT.UK – I trained my AI to look out for “Neologisms”

KIPT.UK – I trained my AI to look out for “Neologisms”

I asked my AI assistant (the free service on ChatGPT) to keep an eye out for neologisms, and it (we agreed the androgynous name, Ashby) noticed these two wonderful additions to the English language: peng and mandem.

• Peng means very attractive or really good. You might hear, “That meal was peng,” or “She’s looking peng tonight.” It’s thought to come from Jamaican patois and has travelled via London youth culture into wider English.

• Mandem comes from Jamaican Creole — “man + dem” — and refers to your group of mates, your crew. Think grime and drill lyrics: “I was out with the mandem.”

What’s fascinating is how these words spread. Through music, memes and TikTok, they’ve leapt across borders and are now turning up in student essays in Europe and Asia — a real wildfire of slang!

For English learners, it’s worth knowing these new words, even if you don’t use them yourself. They’ll help you follow conversations, lyrics, or jokes online. But remember: slang burns bright and fast — what’s peng today may be dead tomorrow.

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