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title: "glaze · GenZ Decoded"
description: "glaze: To pile praise on someone so heavily that it stops sounding sincere. Example: \"Every reply was glazing the coach after one good game.\" Meaning and usage."
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# glaze

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

**Meaning.** To pile praise on someone so heavily that it stops sounding sincere.

See it in a sentence

Every reply was glazing the coach after one good game.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    glaze,[glazing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/glazing/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

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

- Boomer

    [laying it on thick](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/laying-it-on-thick/)

- Plain English

    to pile praise on someone so heavily that it stops sounding sincere

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## Related slang

- [gag me with a spoon](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gag-me-with-a-spoon/): An exclamation of disgust or distaste from Valley Girl slang.
- [get lost](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/get-lost/): A dismissive command telling someone to leave or stop bothering you.
- [glazing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/glazing/): Praising or hyping someone so excessively that it becomes annoying.
- [grody](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/grody/): Gross, disgusting, or unpleasant.

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