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title: "go ballistic · GenZ Decoded"
description: "go ballistic: To become suddenly and extremely angry, with a loss of control. Example: \"Dad went ballistic when he saw the dent in the car.\" Meaning and usage."
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# go ballistic

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

**Meaning.** To become suddenly and extremely angry, with a loss of control.

See it in a sentence

Dad went ballistic when he saw the dent in the car.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [heated](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/heated/),[mad mad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/mad-mad/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X · this one

    go ballistic

- Boomer

    [steamed](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/steamed/),[uptight](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/uptight/)

- Plain English

    to become suddenly and extremely angry, with a loss of control

## Read more on this idea

- [How every generation says angry](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/angry/)

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## Related slang

- [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.
- [going ape](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/going-ape/): Acting wildly, recklessly, or in an out-of-control way.
- [hacked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hacked/): Very annoyed, angry, or disgusted about something.

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