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title: "4lyfer · GenZ Decoded"
description: "4lyfer: Someone or something you are committed to for life, like a lifelong friend or bond. Example: \"We're friends 4lyfer, through thick and thin.\""
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# 4lyfer

Gen Z[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** Someone or something you are committed to for life, like a lifelong friend or bond.

See it in a sentence

We're friends 4lyfer, through thick and thin.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    4lyfer,[real one](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/real-one/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [ride or die](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ride-or-die/)

- Gen X

    [BFF](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bff/)

- Boomer

    [true-blue](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/true-blue/)

- Plain English

    someone or something you are committed to for life, like a lifelong friend or bond

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## Related slang

- [you the birthday](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/you-the-birthday/): Said of someone who is the center of attention, either as praise for owning the moment or as a dig at someone acting extra and expecting to be fussed over.
- [yuppie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yuppie/): A young, well-paid city professional, said with an edge about their materialism.
- [and that’s that](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/and-that-s-that/): A phrase used to make a statement sound final.
- [aura](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/aura/): A person's coolness, presence, or reputation, often gained or lost by their actions.

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