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title: "big-time · GenZ Decoded"
description: "big-time: Strongly, obviously, or to a great degree. Example: \"She was big-time excited about the trip.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# big-time

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

**Meaning.** Strongly, obviously, or to a great degree.

See it in a sentence

She was big-time excited about the trip.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [high-key](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/high-key/),[highkey](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/highkey/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer · this one

    big-time

- Plain English

    strongly, obviously, or to a great degree

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## Related slang

- [bed rot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bed-rot/): Spending long stretches lying in bed watching shows or scrolling, as rest or from low mood.
- [big](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/big/): Placed before a word to add emphasis or intensity to it.
- [boogie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boogie/): To dance energetically, especially to disco or funk music.
- [book](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/book/): To leave quickly or run away fast.

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