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title: "chill · GenZ Decoded"
description: "chill: Laid-back and relaxed; also means to hang out casually. Example: \"He's super chill about everything.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# chill

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

**Meaning.** Laid-back and relaxed; also means to hang out casually.

See it in a sentence

He's super chill about everything.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    chill,[bed rot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bed-rot/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    [veg out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/veg-out/)

- Boomer

    [hanging out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hanging-out/),[vegging out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/vegging-out/)

- Plain English

    laid-back and relaxed

## Read more on this idea

- [How every generation says relax](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/relax/)

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## Related slang

- [burned out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/burned-out/): Exhausted or mentally worn down from stress or overwork.
- [can't even](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/can-t-even/): Expression of being so overwhelmed or amused that words fail; now reads dated.
- [chill out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chill-out/): To relax or calm down; stop overreacting.
- [chilling](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chilling/): Relaxing or spending time casually.

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