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title: "I’m dying · GenZ Decoded"
description: "I’m dying: Said when something is extremely funny. Example: \"That meme, I’m dying.\" Meaning, Millennial usage, and related slang."
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# I’m dying

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

**Meaning.** Said when something is extremely funny.

See it in a sentence

That meme, I’m dying.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [dead](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dead/),[i'm dead](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/i-m-dead/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    I’m dying

- Gen X

    [crack up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crack-up/),[cracked me up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cracked-me-up/)

- Boomer

    [a gas](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/a-gas/),[that kills me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/that-kills-me/)

- Plain English

    said when something is extremely funny

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- [How every generation says that's hilarious](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/thats-hilarious/)

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## Related slang

- [hung up on](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hung-up-on/): Preoccupied with or unable to stop thinking about someone or something.
- [I fear](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/i-fear/): A phrase prefacing a blunt or reluctant admission.
- [ICYMI](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/icymi/): Acronym for 'in case you missed it,' flagging older news.
- [iPad kid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ipad-kid/): A term (sometimes derogatory) describing Generation Alpha children who spend most of their time staring at phone or tablet screens.

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