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title: "grind · GenZ Decoded"
description: "grind: To work hard and stay committed to a goal. Example: \"I have to grind all week for finals.\" Meaning, Millennial usage, and related slang."
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# grind

Millennial[#lifestyle](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/lifestyle/)

**Meaning.** To work hard and stay committed to a goal.

See it in a sentence

I have to grind all week for finals.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [lock in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/lock-in/),[locked in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/locked-in/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    grind

- Gen X

    [bust one's ass](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bust-ones-ass/)

- Boomer

    [balls to the wall](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/balls-to-the-wall/),[TCB](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tcb/)

- Plain English

    to work hard and stay committed to a goal

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## Related slang

- [girlboss](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/girlboss/): A female entrepreneur who succeeds in the male-dominated business world, an empowered woman.
- [griddy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/griddy/): A popular dance move performed by stepping and swinging the arms.
- [hang in there](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hang-in-there/): A phrase encouraging someone to keep going through difficulty.
- [hella](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hella/): An intensifier meaning very or a lot, characteristic of Northern California speech.

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