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title: "hanging out · GenZ Decoded"
description: "hanging out: Spending time casually with no formal plan. Example: \"We were just hanging out at his place.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# hanging out

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

**Meaning.** Spending time casually with no formal plan.

See it in a sentence

We were just hanging out at his place.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [bed rot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bed-rot/),[chill](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chill/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    [veg out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/veg-out/)

- Boomer · this one

    hanging out,[vegging out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/vegging-out/)

- Plain English

    spending time casually with no formal plan

## Read more on this idea

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

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## Related slang

- [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.
- [hangry](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hangry/): Irritable because of hunger; a blend of hungry and angry.
- [heated](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/heated/): Angry, frustrated, or visibly worked up about something.

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