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Every revolution has its language, and so does the July Revolution. In this era of technology, spreading words is much easier. Gen Z has been growing up with social media. They've shown their new adaptation of languages on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, etc.
How much do you know about Gen Z's new languages of protest?
They are unique not only with their attire but also with their speeches—their way of satire is way too different from others.
Oi mama na please (Hey dude, please don't do it).
If someone does something inappropriate, something that should not be done, or something really odd, The Bangladeshi Gen Zs would simply say, 'Oi mama na pls' (Hey dude, please don't do it).
It was the day when the students threw out Chatraleague workers of the Ruqayyah Hall of the University of Dhaka. Then, a Chatraleague worker made a Facebook post claiming one of those Chatraleague workers was his girlfriend and that he was coming to make the students pay for what they did.
One of that boy's Facebook friends made a hilarious comment, oi mama na please (hey dude, please don't do it).
Natok kom koro pio (Oh dear, don’t do drama)
In a TikTok video, a random kid says that his dearest is addicted to someone else, and he knows it. So, he urges his dearest not to do any drama by saying, 'Natok kom koro pio'.
This has become another magical line for Gen Z, so you should not create any dramas with them. They didn't even spare former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. During the movement, whenever Hasina came to defend herself – Gen Z just said to her, natok kom koro pio.
Chalai den (Just spread it)
The student wing of the Awami League has a good reputation for spreading rumours. During the last half of the movement, a Whatsapp screenshot went viral. A Chatraleague worker was saying 'chalai den' to his colleagues to spread fake news.
From then on, whenever Gen Z find fake news, they just shoot the two magical words, chalai den.
Dekhen, apnara ja valo mone koren (Do whatever you think is good)
It was after the fall of Sheikh Hasina. Some decisions of the coordinators of the Students Against Discrimination have been heavily criticized. Since they were the leaders of the movement, there had been a tendency to establish a narrative that they were doing everything right. So, Gen Z came up with this epic reply, dekhen, apnara ja valo mone koren.
**** bolcho/banaiso bhaiya, sei hoiche (brother, you said/made absolute shit, it was excellent)
Gen Z hate unnecessary arguments. What if someone says or makes something really baseless and irrelevant? Perhaps we would encounter it from some logical points of view. But they would say **** bolcho/banaiso bhaiya, sei hoiche and move on.