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title: "crash out · GenZ Decoded"
description: "crash out: To react in an emotional, reckless, or over-the-top way. Example: \"He failed one quiz and completely crashed out.\" Meaning and usage."
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# crash out

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

**Meaning.** To react in an emotional, reckless, or over-the-top way.

See it in a sentence

He failed one quiz and completely crashed out.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    crash out,[tweakin](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tweakin/)

- Gen Alpha

    [crashing out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crashing-out/)

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

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

- Boomer

    [flip out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/flip-out/),[freaking out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/freaking-out/)

- Plain English

    to react in an emotional, reckless, or over-the-top way

## Read more on this idea

- [How every generation says angry](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/angry/)
- [How every generation says feeling sad](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/feeling-sad/)

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## Related slang

- [cool it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cool-it/): To calm down or stop getting worked up.
- [coping](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/coping/): Coping is often used when discussing mental health or self-care strategies.
- [crashing out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crashing-out/): Reacting in an angry, reckless, or over-the-top way.
- [cray cray](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cray-cray/): Reduplicated form of crazy, meaning wild or absurd; now reads dated.

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