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title: "cracked me up · GenZ Decoded"
description: "cracked me up: Made someone laugh very hard. Example: \"That joke cracked me up.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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# cracked me up

Gen X[#internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/)

**Meaning.** Made someone laugh very hard.

See it in a sentence

That joke cracked me up.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [dead](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dead/),[i'm dead](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/i-m-dead/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [I’m dying](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/i-m-dying/)

- Gen X · this one

    cracked me up,[crack up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crack-up/)

- Boomer

    [a gas](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/a-gas/),[that kills me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/that-kills-me/)

- Plain English

    made someone laugh very hard

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- [How every generation says that's hilarious](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/thats-hilarious/)

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## Related slang

- [clickbait](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/clickbait/): Low-quality online content designed mainly to attract clicks.
- [crack up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crack-up/): To make someone laugh very hard.
- [cursed](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cursed/): Describes something unsettling, unlucky, or giving bad vibes.
- [dank](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dank/): Excellent or high quality, often describing memes.

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