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title: "egirl/eboy · GenZ Decoded"
description: "egirl/eboy: Person with a specific, often alternative style, popularized by internet culture. Example: \"She's an egirl, always streaming with cool makeup.\""
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# egirl/eboy

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

**Meaning.** Person with a specific, often alternative style, popularized by internet culture.

See it in a sentence

She's an egirl, always streaming with cool makeup.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    egirl/eboy,[eboy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/eboy/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [emo kid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/emo-kid/),[scene kid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/scene-kid/)

- Gen X

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

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    person with a specific, often alternative style, popularized by internet culture

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## Related slang

- [eboy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/eboy/): A boy with an edgy, alternative online or TikTok aesthetic.
- [egirl](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/egirl/): A person with an edgy, alternative online or TikTok style, often gamer-adjacent.
- [emo kid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/emo-kid/): Person with emo music and fashion subculture style.
- [fit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fit/): An outfit.

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