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title: "comeback · GenZ Decoded"
description: "comeback: A quick reply to an insult or criticism. Example: \"That was a good comeback.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# comeback

Boomer[#bad](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/criticism/)

**Meaning.** A quick reply to an insult or criticism.

See it in a sentence

That was a good comeback.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [clap back](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/clap-back/),[clapback](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/clapback/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer · this one

    comeback

- Plain English

    quick reply to an insult or criticism

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## Related slang

- [chud](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chud/): An insult for someone seen as unpleasant and out of touch, aimed most often online at people whose politics the speaker considers reactionary.
- [clap back](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/clap-back/): To respond to an insult with an equal or greater comeback of your own.
- [cooked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cooked/): In serious trouble, doomed, or completely exhausted with no way out.
- [corny](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/corny/): So old-fashioned or sentimental that it is embarrassing.

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