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title: "far out · GenZ Decoded"
description: "far out: An expression of amazement or approval for something wonderful or unusual. Example: \"You backpacked across Europe? Far out!\" Meaning and usage."
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# far out

Boomer[#emotions](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/emotion/)

**Meaning.** An expression of amazement or approval for something wonderful or unusual.

See it in a sentence

You backpacked across Europe? Far out!

## 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

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

- Boomer · this one

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

- Plain English

    expression of amazement or approval for something wonderful or unusual

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

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## Related slang

- [done](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/done/): Completely fed up or emotionally finished with something.
- [emo](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/emo/): Feeling emotional, usually sad or moody; also a subculture aesthetic.
- [fed up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fed-up/): Completely tired of or annoyed by something.
- [flip out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/flip-out/): To react in an extremely emotional or over-the-top way to a situation.

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