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title: "hot take · GenZ Decoded"
description: "hot take: A deliberately controversial or provocative opinion. Example: \"Hot take: cereal is a soup.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# hot take

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

**Meaning.** A deliberately controversial or provocative opinion.

See it in a sentence

Hot take: cereal is a soup.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    hot take

- 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

    deliberately controversial or provocative opinion

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## Related slang

- [homie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/homie/): A close friend, often used to address them directly.
- [hop off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hop-off/): Telling someone to stop bothering you or mind their own business.
- [humblebrag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/humblebrag/): A boast disguised as a complaint or modest remark.
- [hunty](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hunty/): A blend of 'honey' used as a sassy term of endearment among friends.

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