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title: "chopped · GenZ Decoded"
description: "chopped: Looking rough or not at one's best. Example: \"I woke up late and looked chopped all day.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# chopped

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

**Meaning.** Looking rough or not at one's best.

See it in a sentence

I woke up late and looked chopped all day.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

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

- 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

    looking rough or not at one's best

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## Related slang

- [butterface](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/butterface/): A hostile term for a person whose body the speaker finds attractive and whose face they do not.
- [cake](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cake/): Slang for a large, shapely, well-rounded backside.
- [coded](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/coded/): A suffix meaning something shares clear traits with a given vibe or category.
- [core](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/core/): A suffix added to a word to describe an aesthetic, style, or lifestyle.

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