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title: "busted · GenZ Decoded"
description: "busted: Broken, low quality, or unattractive; something that no longer works or simply looks bad. Example: \"My headphones are busted, the sound cuts out.\""
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lang: "en"
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# busted

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

**Meaning.** Broken, low quality, or unattractive; something that no longer works or simply looks bad.

See it in a sentence

My headphones are busted, the sound cuts out.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    busted,[chopped](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chopped/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    [butt-ugly](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/butt-ugly/)

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    broken, low quality, or unattractive

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## Related slang

- [burn](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/burn/): A strong, cutting comeback after an insult.
- [bust](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bust/): A complete failure or a flop.
- [butt-ugly](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/butt-ugly/): Very unattractive.
- [bye Felicia](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bye-felicia/): A dismissive phrase used to tell someone to leave or stop bothering you.

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