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title: "geek out · GenZ Decoded"
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# geek out

Gen X[#internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/)

**Meaning.** To get completely absorbed in a subject you love, in a way other people may find excessive.

See it in a sentence

Do not get him started on trains or he will geek out for an hour.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [Living rent free](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/living-rent-free/),[parasocial](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/parasocial/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X · this one

    geek out

- Boomer

    [hung up on](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hung-up-on/)

- Plain English

    to get completely absorbed in a subject you love, in a way other people may find excessive

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## Related slang

- [FYP](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fyp/): TikTok's 'For You Page,' the app's personalized main feed.
- [GD](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gd/): An abbreviation for a mild exclamation, 'god d---.'
- [ghost posting](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ghost-posting/): Posting a photo to Instagram, archiving it right away, and bringing it back days later, so it sits on your profile without landing in followers' feeds or collecting likes.
- [grimace shake](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/grimace-shake/): A TikTok trend of drinking the purple McDonald's shake, then cutting to acting like something went wrong.

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