Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s sparking a broader conversation about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, chronic technology use, and if Gen Z (the cohort ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On 'The White Lotus,' Gen Z characters Olivia (Sydney Sweeney) and Paula (Brittany O'Grady) are great at the Gen Z stare. (HBO) ...

Here’s why you’ve been seeing the term everywhere on TikTok recently Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment and culture. She joined PEOPLE in 2024. Her work has previously ...

Users on the platform say it refers to the vacant stare young people might give in response to small talk, simple customer service questions or workplace inquiries. Hypothetical skits on the platform ...

There’s a new term circulating social media, and it’s dragging young people for their perceived lack of social skills. Dubbed “the Gen Z stare,” this blank-faced look is allegedly how many young ...

Ever received an awkward response to a “Hi how are you?” from a younger neighbor or a deer in the headlights look from a teenage customer service worker? TikTokers say there’s a name for that — the ...