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title: "BDE · GenZ Decoded"
description: "BDE: Big d--- energy: an air of relaxed, quiet, unbothered confidence. Example: \"Her calm handling of that had major BDE.\" Meaning and usage."
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# BDE

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

**Meaning.** Big d--- energy: an air of relaxed, quiet, unbothered confidence.

See it in a sentence

Her calm handling of that had major BDE.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    BDE,[based](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/based/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [doing you](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/doing-you/),[you do you](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/you-do-you/)

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [badass](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/badass/),[do your own thing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/do-your-own-thing/)

- Plain English

    big d--- energy: an air of relaxed, quiet, unbothered confidence

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## Related slang

- [bae](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bae/): A romantic partner; a term of endearment shortened from babe, popular in the early 2010s.
- [BB](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bb/): Short for babe or baby, used affectionately, often for friends.
- [beige flag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/beige-flag/): A quirky but harmless trait in a partner that is neither good nor bad.
- [better half](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/better-half/): Affectionate term for a romantic partner.

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