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Chick-fil-A manager allegedly bans teen slang; chain denies having 'banned words list'

Nov 12, 2014

A Chick-fil-A manager allegedly has banned workers from using teen slang, according to a Reddit user who claims to be an employee of the fast-food chain.

"I work at Chick-fil-A and Eric, our manager, is tired of our [expletive]," wrote Reddit user Mausar. The Nov. 6 post features a photo of the memo with the supposed banned words, which include "bae," "bruh," "chill" and "ratchet."

“You will speak properly when you walk through these doors. These words are banned," the memo warns.
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Ebola ("stop accusing people of having Ebola"), "guh," "cuz" and "salty" also made the list.
Mausar did not provide any other details or say where the restaurant is located.

According to the New York Daily News, Chick-fil-A said early Tuesday it was looking into the claim. The restaurant chain later tweeted that it "doesn't have a banned words list, but the Cows do." 

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