Wicked stars Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum are ready to graduate from Gen Z Slang University.
The pair appeared together as presenters at Sunday night's Golden Globes ceremony, where Yeoh said the duo learned "that the internet has been saying things about us."
Goldblum elaborated, "People, for instance, have been calling me 'zaddy.'"
"Sorry, what's 'zaddy'?" Yeoh asked. "The same people have been saying that I'm serving 'mother.'"
Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum talk about being called zaddy and slaying the boots house down at the #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/RD5llkAGSu
— Pop Base (@PopBase) January 6, 2025
The duo then turned to look toward the audience, where fellow Wicked actors Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande coached Yeoh on expressing her ability to "slay the boots house down," a phrase that originated in the drag community, commonly used to enthusiastically describe a person's positive achievement.
"Come on, I would never slay anyone's house down," Yeoh joked.
"While we don't fully understand what these things mean," Goldblum continued, with Yeoh finishing his sentence by saying, "We absolutely love it!"
Netizen shared their funny reactions:
— Graffiti On Grave (@graffitiongrave) January 6, 2025
this was the best moment of the night why is the crowd silent
— . (@positionsmafiaa) January 6, 2025
They embrace playful compliments with humor and grace.
— Cherry (@Soul_Searcher9) January 6, 2025
While Erivo and Grande lost their respective acting categories, Wicked won the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement accolade, celebrating commercial cinema success.