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title: "chilling · GenZ Decoded"
description: "chilling: Relaxing or spending time casually. Example: \"We were chilling at my apartment.\" Meaning, Millennial usage, and related slang."
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# chilling

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

**Meaning.** Relaxing or spending time casually.

See it in a sentence

We were chilling at my apartment.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

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

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    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

    relaxing or spending time casually

## Read more on this idea

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

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## Related slang

- [chill](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chill/): Laid-back and relaxed; also means to hang out casually.
- [chill out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chill-out/): To relax or calm down; stop overreacting.
- [cool it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cool-it/): To calm down or stop getting worked up.
- [coping](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/coping/): Coping is often used when discussing mental health or self-care strategies.

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