Every parent wants to raise polite children, but just because they are saying nice words — like “thank you” — doesn’t necessarily mean what you think it means. Teens are now saying “thank you” along with a bouncing gesture, and it has “inappropriate” connotations, according to parents in the know. Here’s what you should know about this concerning new trend.

Mr. Lindsay, middle school teacher and TikToker known for decoding teen slang, made parents aware of this new trend in a video shared on Wednesday. “They’re saying, ‘thank you, thank you, thank you’ a lot,” he explains. “Now, here’s the thing … the person who started it and does it. It looks inappropriate. It looks weird.”

The trend involves putting your hands down and bouncing up and down while repeating “thank you” over and over aga

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