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title: "cancel · GenZ Decoded"
description: "cancel: To publicly withdraw support from someone seen as problematic. Example: \"The internet tried to cancel him.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# cancel

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

**Meaning.** To publicly withdraw support from someone seen as problematic.

See it in a sentence

The internet tried to cancel him.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    cancel

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    to publicly withdraw support from someone seen as problematic

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## Related slang

- [bye chat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bye-chat/): A joking sign-off modeled on streamer language.
- [can you dig it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/can-you-dig-it/): A way of asking whether someone understands or agrees with something.
- [catch these hands](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/catch-these-hands/): A threat or challenge meaning to physically fight someone.
- [catch you on the flip side](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/catch-you-on-the-flip-side/): A casual farewell meaning see you later.

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