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title: "AF · GenZ Decoded"
description: "AF: Intensifier meaning 'extremely' or 'very,' added after an adjective for emphasis. Example: \"I'm tired AF today.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# AF

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

**Meaning.** Intensifier meaning 'extremely' or 'very,' added after an adjective for emphasis.

See it in a sentence

I'm tired AF today.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    AF,[ASL](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/asl/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [totes](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/totes/)

- Gen X

    [to the max](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/to-the-max/),[totally](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/totally/)

- Boomer

    [super](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/super/)

- Plain English

    intensifier meaning 'extremely' or 'very,' added after an adjective for emphasis

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## Related slang

- [a force](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/a-force/): An unnecessarily excessive amount of effort put into something; overkill for the situation.
- [adulting](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/adulting/): Doing grown-up tasks like paying bills or cooking; a millennial-era word, often self-deprecating.
- [baby gronk](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/baby-gronk/): Nickname for young football prodigy Madden San Miguel; used for a kid with big potential.
- [balls to the wall](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/balls-to-the-wall/): With everything you have, holding nothing back.

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