ConnectWord · Ages 11-22 · In use
nonchalant
Acting cool and unbothered, like nothing gets to you. In dating talk it means someone who hides their feelings or replies slowly on purpose.
He left me on delivered for hours, he's so nonchalant.
For parents and educators
Mostly harmless. Some kids feel they must always look like they don't care. That's worth gently questioning.
Where it came from
An ordinary English word that took off on TikTok in 2024, helped by the joke character 'nonchalant dreadhead'.
Also heard as
nonchalant dreadhead, being nonchalant