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title: "cooked · GenZ Decoded"
description: "cooked: In serious trouble, doomed, or completely exhausted with no way out. Example: \"I have three exams tomorrow and haven't studied, I'm so cooked.\""
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# cooked

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

**Meaning.** In serious trouble, doomed, or completely exhausted with no way out.

See it in a sentence

I have three exams tomorrow and haven't studied, I'm so cooked.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    cooked

- 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

    in serious trouble, doomed, or completely exhausted with no way out

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## Related slang

- [clap back](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/clap-back/): To respond to an insult with an equal or greater comeback of your own.
- [comeback](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/comeback/): A quick reply to an insult or criticism.
- [corny](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/corny/): So old-fashioned or sentimental that it is embarrassing.
- [cringe](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cringe/): Awkward or embarrassing to witness.

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