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title: "freaking out · GenZ Decoded"
description: "freaking out: Reacting with intense emotion or panic. Example: \"Don’t start freaking out over one bad grade.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# freaking out

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

**Meaning.** Reacting with intense emotion or panic.

See it in a sentence

Don’t start freaking out over one bad grade.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [crash out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crash-out/),[tweakin](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tweakin/)

- Gen Alpha

    [crashing out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crashing-out/)

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

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

- Boomer · this one

    freaking out,[flip out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/flip-out/)

- Plain English

    reacting with intense emotion or panic

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## Related slang

- [flip out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/flip-out/): To react in an extremely emotional or over-the-top way to a situation.
- [FOMO](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fomo/): Acronym for fear of missing out; anxiety that others are having fun without you.
- [fried](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fried/): Fried is often used to describe feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or burned out.
- [gas](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gas/): A great time or something highly enjoyable.

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