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title: "brat · GenZ Decoded"
description: "brat: A confident, self-possessed, non-conforming person; a reclaimed positive label. Example: \"She embraced her brat summer energy.\" Meaning and usage."
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# brat

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

**Meaning.** A confident, self-possessed, non-conforming person; a reclaimed positive label.

See it in a sentence

She embraced her brat summer energy.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    brat,[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

    confident, self-possessed, non-conforming person

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## Related slang

- [boogie down](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boogie-down/): To dance or party energetically.
- [boujee](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boujee/): Fancy, luxurious, or high-class.
- [bro](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bro/): A casual term of address for a friend, used regardless of gender.
- [bruhv](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bruhv/): A variant of "bruv" or "bruh", meaning a friend or mate.

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