So THAT's Why Your Kid Keeps Saying 'Black Santa Napkin'

It seems like every week children are finding new phrases and memes to share and say to each other – much to the befuddlement of their parents.From the weird rise of “six-seven” to the famous coffee cup character with a human face Ballerina Cappuccina and “what the sigma?!”, it can be exhausting work for parents and teachers trying to keep up with what it all means. In his weekly videos on the words kids are using in class, school teacher and TikTok creator Philip Lindsay said that, as of 16 May, the most heard phrase in school is “Black Santa napkin”.Another teacher shared in a TikTok video: “Why are my students just randomly saying Black Santa napkin to me? It’s not even Christmas. It’s May. What’s going on? What does this mean?” @mr_lindsay_spedWhat are you hearing the most?! #shewasafairy🧚♀️#shewasafairy#ballerinacappuccina#tungtungtung#genalpha#genalphaslang#teachersoftiktok♬ original sound - Mr. LindsaySo, why are kids saying it?There’s a content creator based in the US, Alicia Dougherty (@doughertydozen), who shares lunch inspiration for her 11 kids with her 11+ million followers.According to Today, Alicia and her husband Josh began fostering in 2010 after multiple miscarriages and fertility struggles. They went on to adopt seven children, and also share four biological children.One of Alicia’s videos shows her packing up Christmas-themed lunches including a Santa paper plate and, as she calls it, a “Black Santa napkin” – referring to a napkin with a picture of a Black Santa on it. Kids have taken the clip and are posting videos of themselves saying the phrase and trying to copy how the parent says “Black Santa napkin”, parroting her accent and tone of voice. Some of the videos have over a million views.It’s not entirely clear why “Black Santa napkin” has reached global fame among kids and teens – however we do know that at the heart of meme-sharing is a desire to communicate and feel part of something.It’s perhaps unsurprising then that kids everywhere are jumping on the trend.HuffPost UK reached out to Alicia and will update the piece when we hear back. Related...WTF Is Ballerina Cappuccina – And Why Does My Kid Keep Saying It?Kids Keeping Saying 'Six-Seven' And Nobody Seems To Know What It MeansLocked Loos And Leaks At School: Students Are Facing Too Many Barriers On Their Periods

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