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title: "doing the most · GenZ Decoded"
description: "doing the most: Being excessive, over-the-top, or trying too hard. Example: \"Renting a limo for lunch is doing the most.\" Meaning and usage."
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# doing the most

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

**Meaning.** Being excessive, over-the-top, or trying too hard.

See it in a sentence

Renting a limo for lunch is doing the most.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    doing the most,[a force](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/a-force/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    [over the top](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/over-the-top/)

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    being excessive, over-the-top, or trying too hard

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## Related slang

- [diss](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/diss/): To insult or show disrespect toward someone.
- [do your own thing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/do-your-own-thing/): To act according to one's own values or preferences.
- [doing you](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/doing-you/): Being true to yourself regardless of others’ opinions.
- [drag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/drag/): To mock, criticize, or publicly humiliate someone.

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