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title: "def · GenZ Decoded"
description: "def: Excellent or cool; also used to mean definitely. Example: \"That show was def the best of the tour.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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lang: "en"
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# def

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

**Meaning.** Excellent or cool; also used to mean definitely.

See it in a sentence

That show was def the best of the tour.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [bomb](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bomb/),[buttah](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/buttah/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X · this one

    def,[all that and a bag of chips](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/all-that-and-a-bag-of-chips/)

- Boomer

    [far out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/far-out/),[groovy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/groovy/)

- Plain English

    excellent or cool

## Read more on this idea

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

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## Related slang

- [copacetic](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/copacetic/): Completely fine, in good order, or satisfactory.
- [da bomb](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/da-bomb/): The best; something excellent or outstanding.
- [dig](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dig/): To understand, appreciate, or like something.
- [dope](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dope/): Excellent, cool, or high quality.

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