Martin Scorsese, 80, tries to guess the meaning of bizarre Gen Z slang in hilarious video filmed with his 23-year-old daughter Francesca
Iconic film director Martin Scorsese stepped in front of the camera for what might be his best performance yet: when he tried to guess the meaning of Gen Z slang words in a hilarious video with his daughter.
The 80-year-old filmmaker joined his 23-year-old daughter, Francescaas she quizzed him on the definitions of various words and phrases such as ‘sneaky link’, ‘ick’ and ‘slay’.
Martin showed his skills when he got the majority of the meanings correct and offered some hilarious interpretations of the slang words – proving that he is not only a talented director, but also a ‘cool’ dad.
The video has been viewed more than 1.1 million times, with people across the internet bursting into laughter as their favorite filmmaker showed that despite his age, he can still relate to the kids.
Iconic film director Martin Scorsese stood in front of the camera trying to guess the meaning of Gen Z slang words in a hilarious video with his daughter.
The 80-year-old filmmaker accompanied his 23-year-old daughter Francesca as she quizzed him on the definitions of various words and phrases such as “sneaky link,” “ick” and “slay.”
Martin showed his skills when he got the majority of the meanings correct and offered some hilarious interpretations of the slang words
Francesca — who decided to follow in her father’s footsteps after graduating from NYU Tisch School of Arts, where she studied film and TV production — regularly posts videos of her and her dad hanging out.
Most recently, the segment where Martin guessed the meaning of slang words had people giggling.
At the beginning of the video, Francesca said, “Okay, I’m going to ask you to guess what specific slang terms mean.”
She explained that she would tell her father the word and then use it in a sentence before giving him a chance to guess the meaning.
In the nearly five-minute video, the filmmaker begins by accurately guessing that “the spilling of the tea” was meant to “tell you everything you know.”
Martin then noted that getting the “ick” referred to being “thoroughly rejected” by someone.
And while he got his daughter’s approval with the first two words, Martin didn’t quite get the third sentence right – though he did make a hilarious attempt.
When asked what “sneaky link” meant, The Departed director replied, “These are personal peccadilloes that you may have.”
Martin noted that getting the “ick” referred to being “thoroughly rejected” by someone
The filmmaker begins by accurately guessing that “spilling the tea” meant “telling everything you know,” and he also correctly guessed that “hits different” means something is really good.
Martin incorrectly guessed the meaning of the word “simp,” which is used to describe someone who is in love with another person
When Francesca told her father that the definition was a “booty call,” he added, “We never used that term.” In my time we never saw specific people.’
Next on the list was the term “hits differently,” which the director rightly guessed meant “you see it differently.” He added that it’s something “amazing.”
And although Martin didn’t initially guess the meaning of ‘slept through’, he was able to understand it when his daughter mentioned it to one of his underrated films, The King Of Comedy.
“People hated it when it came out. It was the flop of the year. That’s what it was called on Entertainment Tonight. On New Year’s Eve ’83, ’84. It’s okay, it’s okay,” he said.
The 80-year-old rightly guessed that “food” means “great,” “pet” means “don’t lie,” and “throwing shade” means you don’t like something.
He also got his daughter’s stamp of approval when he correctly guessed that “slaps” and “slay” mean something is “really good.”
But when it came to the slang word “ship,” the filmmaker became confused, which he believed was meant to send someone somewhere.
The term is used to express your support for a married couple.
When Francesca told her father that the definition of a sneaky link is a “booty call,” he added, “We never used that term.” We never saw specific people in my time.”
Viewers flooded the comments section expressing their joy at seeing the director participate in the challenge
Finally, Martin incorrectly guessed the meaning of the word “simp,” which is used to describe someone who is in love with another person.
He said: ‘A simple person… someone who whines all the time. Simps… they get really annoying. Simp used to mean ‘a wimp’. Someone who always complains. I do that a lot, I complain a lot.’
Viewers flooded the comments section expressing their joy at seeing the director participate in the challenge.
One person said: ‘I can’t believe we live in a world where I get to watch Martin Scorsese introduce the term sneaky link. Blessings.”
Another user added, “The fact that she uses the terms in sentences related to movies gives me life.”
Someone else wrote: ‘I can’t believe I’m watching one of the greatest filmmakers of our lifetime get questioned by his daughter about teen language lol.’
One commenter added, “He did way better than my dad would have, lol.”
“He’s so cool,” a fifth person wrote.
Martin got eight of the eleven slang words correct.