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title: "book · GenZ Decoded"
description: "book: To leave quickly or run away fast. Example: \"We'd better book before it starts pouring rain.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
url: "https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/book/"
lang: "en"
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# book

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

**Meaning.** To leave quickly or run away fast.

See it in a sentence

We'd better book before it starts pouring rain.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

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

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    [outta here](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/outta-here/),[split](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/split/)

- Boomer · this one

    book

- Plain English

    to leave quickly or run away fast

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## Related slang

- [big-time](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/big-time/): Strongly, obviously, or to a great degree.
- [boogie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boogie/): To dance energetically, especially to disco or funk music.
- [bops](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bops/): A modern song that is catchy and genuinely enjoyable to listen to.
- [bounce](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bounce/): To leave or head out, often suddenly.

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