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title: "lowkey · GenZ Decoded"
description: "lowkey: Somewhat, subtly, or secretly. Example: \"I lowkey want to leave this party early.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# lowkey

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

**Meaning.** Somewhat, subtly, or secretly.

See it in a sentence

I lowkey want to leave this party early.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    lowkey,[low-key](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/low-key/)

- 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

    somewhat, subtly, or secretly

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## Related slang

- [Living my best life](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/living-my-best-life/): Really enjoying oneself
- [Living rent free](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/living-rent-free/): Something you can't stop thinking about
- [mad mad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/mad-mad/): Extremely angry; an intensified version of simply being mad.
- [maxed out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/maxed-out/): At the limit of what you can take, usually from too much work or stress.

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