coping

Meaning. Coping is often used when discussing mental health or self-care strategies.

See it in a sentence

We're all just coping with the situation as best we can.

How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

Gen Z · this one
coping,copium
Gen Alpha
Haven't found the match yet.
Millennial
Haven't found the match yet.
Gen X
Haven't found the match yet.
Boomer
Haven't found the match yet.
Plain English
coping is often used when discussing mental health or self-care strategies

A very fun or enjoyable time.

Excited, energized, or pumped up about something coming.

An intensified, playful way of saying you feel very sad or down.

Overreacting, freaking out, or acting irrational.