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title: "clapped · GenZ Decoded"
description: "clapped: Badly beaten in a match, or unattractive in appearance. Example: \"We got clapped in that game.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# clapped

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

**Meaning.** Badly beaten in a match, or unattractive in appearance.

See it in a sentence

We got clapped in that game.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    clapped

- 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

    badly beaten in a match, or unattractive in appearance

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## Related slang

- [shellacked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/shellacked/): Beaten badly and by a wide margin.
- [take the L](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/take-the-l/): To accept a loss or failure gracefully; own the defeat.
- [cream](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cream/): To defeat someone decisively.
- [EZ](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ez/): Gaming shorthand for 'good game, easy', bragging that a win came easily.

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