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# hang in there

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

**Meaning.** A phrase encouraging someone to keep going through difficulty.

See it in a sentence

Hang in there, finals are almost over.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

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

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [keep your head up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/keep-your-head-up/)

- Gen X · this one

    hang in there

- Boomer

    [keep on truckin](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/keep-on-truckin/)

- Plain English

    phrase encouraging someone to keep going through difficulty

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## Related slang

- [griddy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/griddy/): A popular dance move performed by stepping and swinging the arms.
- [grind](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/grind/): To work hard and stay committed to a goal.
- [hella](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hella/): An intensifier meaning very or a lot, characteristic of Northern California speech.
- [high-key](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/high-key/): Used to express open, obvious excitement or emphasis; the opposite of low-key.

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