Gen Z is staring at you. It may be more than just a quirk.

The “Gen Z stare” is a blank look Zoomers give to their elders. It’s the latest intergenerational spat to take over TikTok.

When professor Jessica Maddox asks her University of Alabama students a question in class, she is sometimes met with blank, deadpan looks from the Gen Zers in the room.

The look has become so prevalent that Maddox occasionally resorts to begging her students for a response. It was only recently that she learned this behavior had a name: the “Gen Z stare."

“When I first started hearing talk about the 'Gen Z stare,' and people were kind of explaining what it is, I was like, ‘Oh, my God, this is what happens to me as a college professor,’” said Maddox, an associate professor of digital media.

While there are several definitions for the stare, the most common meaning is a vacant expression a Gen Zer gives in response to a question. The stare occurs in classrooms, restaurants, at work and more settings.

It often appears judgmental and on TikTok, many Gen Zers — typically defined as those ages 13-28 — have claimed it’s because those doing the staring are dumbfounded or disinterested in engaging with, what they call, “stupid questions.”