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Generation Alpha, the generation after Generation Z, is already coming up with creative memes and social media slang terms. New slang like “fanum tax” is going viral and leaking into conversations outside of TikTok, confusing parents and even older siblings. Learn more about what “fanum tax” means, where it comes from, and when to say it.
A “fanum tax” is food you steal from your friend’s meal or snack. “Fanum tax” was first popularized by Fanum, a member of the AMP influencer team of streamer Kai Centato. The slang term has mostly caught on with Gen Alpha.
Say “fanum tax” when you take a bite of your friend’s meal. When you jokingly take food from a friend, you collect a “fanum tax”. Use the phrase while taking food to announce that you are collecting a “fanum tax” or to describe someone taking your food.
- “Wow! That’s not a fanum tax, man. You took the whole sandwich!”
- “Come on man. Just let me take a bite. You have to pay your fanum tax.”
- “I’m a taxed fanum. She came right in here and ate one of my tacos.”
Call someone “fanum tax” as a compliment. Less often, the “fanum tax” is used to pay a compliment. Since the “fanum tax” is a snack, it relies on the Gen Z slang term “snack” or attractive person.
- “Did you see Alyssa in that dress? That girl is such a fanum tax.”
- “Noah got a lot of shine over the summer. He is now a fanum tax.”
- “A new haircut and some lip gloss, and she’s a fanum tax.”
dad tax “Dad’s tax” is when a father steals food, drink or sweets from his children. It’s part of something a father is entitled to after buying it for his child, like licking an ice cream cone, a bite of a hamburger, or a soda.
- “Dad bought me a bag of Skittles, but he took all the red ones for dad’s taxes.”
- “Give me your Sprite, kid. That’s daddy’s tax.”
- “Dad took a bite of my ice cream, but my brother didn’t have to pay taxes.”
Tax on cheese The “cheese tax” refers to the right of a person or a dog to take a piece of cheese when someone else takes it out of the refrigerator. It also inspired a humorous TikTok song called “The Cheese Tax” about how dogs ask for cheese whenever you take them out.[4]
- “Rules are rules. You pulled the cheese. Now you have to give Spot the cheese tax.”
- “Give me a bite of that Gouda. It’s a tax on cheese.”
- “I was washing the grilled cheese when Ava ran into the kitchen, yelled ‘cheese tax’ and stole one of my Kraft Singles.”
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