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title: "killer · GenZ Decoded"
description: "killer: Extremely good or impressive, including food. Example: \"Those nachos were killer.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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# killer

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

**Meaning.** Extremely good or impressive, including food.

See it in a sentence

Those nachos were killer.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [bussin](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bussin/),[Bussin fr fr](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bussin-fr-fr/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X · this one

    killer

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    extremely good or impressive, including food

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## Related slang

- [it's giving](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/its-giving/): Says something gives off a particular vibe or evokes something, as in "it's giving main character". Said on its own, it means something looks great.
- [killed it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/killed-it/): Did something exceptionally well.
- [let him cook](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/let-him-cook/): Encouragement to let someone keep going with their idea or plan without interrupting them.
- [lit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/lit/): Exciting, fun, or high-energy.

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