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description: "goated: Good enough to count among the best ever; strong praise for a person, song, meal or move. Example: \"this mac and cheese is goated\" Meaning and usage."
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# goated

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

**Meaning.** Good enough to count among the best ever; strong praise for a person, song, meal or move.

See it in a sentence

this mac and cheese is goated

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    goated,[goat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/goat/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    good enough to count among the best ever

## Related slang

- [gnarly](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gnarly/): Extreme or intense; can mean impressive or, in another sense, disgusting.
- [goat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/goat/): Greatest of all time.
- [groovy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/groovy/): Excellent, fashionable, or enjoyable; something that feels aligned and good.
- [gucci](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gucci/): Good, fine, or all right.

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