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title: "cursed · GenZ Decoded"
description: "cursed: Describes something unsettling, unlucky, or giving bad vibes. Example: \"That AI photo is straight-up cursed.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# cursed

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

**Meaning.** Describes something unsettling, unlucky, or giving bad vibes.

See it in a sentence

That AI photo is straight-up cursed.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    cursed,[biblically accurate](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/biblically-accurate/)

- Gen Alpha

    [Ohio](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ohio/),[only in Ohio](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/only-in-ohio/)

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [freaky](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/freaky/),[grotty](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/grotty/)

- Plain English

    describes something unsettling, unlucky, or giving bad vibes

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## Related slang

- [crack up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crack-up/): To make someone laugh very hard.
- [cracked me up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cracked-me-up/): Made someone laugh very hard.
- [dank](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dank/): Excellent or high quality, often describing memes.
- [doggo](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/doggo/): Affectionate internet term for a dog, from DoggoLingo meme culture.

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