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title: "duh · GenZ Decoded"
description: "duh: A sarcastic expression meaning something is obvious. Example: \"You need a password to log in? Duh.\" Meaning, Millennial usage, and related slang."
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# duh

Millennial[#bad](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/criticism/)

**Meaning.** A sarcastic expression meaning something is obvious.

See it in a sentence

You need a password to log in? Duh.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    duh

- Gen X

    [no duh](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/no-duh/)

- Boomer

    [no kidding](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/no-kidding/)

- Plain English

    sarcastic expression meaning something is obvious

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## Related slang

- [dayroom](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dayroom/): Basic, dull, and thoroughly uninteresting; boring.
- [dog water](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dog-water/): Very bad at something, especially a video game.
- [duke it out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/duke-it-out/): To fight someone in a physical altercation.
- [eat my shorts](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/eat-my-shorts/): A defiant, mocking retort meaning back off or forget it.

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