ContextPhrase · Ages 9-25 · In use
group chat
A message thread with several friends, on any app. GC is the short form.
Check the gc, we're picking a movie.
For parents and educators
Where most of a teen's social life happens. It is also where drama, exclusion and piling on can start, like restarting the chat without one person. Being left out can hurt as much as mean words.
Where it came from
Plain texting language, shortened to GC by most teens.
Also heard as
GC, the gc, the chat