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title: "mad · GenZ Decoded"
description: "mad: Used as an intensifier meaning 'really,' 'very,' or 'a lot.'. Example: \"There were mad people at the show.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# mad

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

**Meaning.** Used as an intensifier meaning 'really,' 'very,' or 'a lot.'

See it in a sentence

There were mad people at the show.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    mad,[AF](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/af/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    [to the max](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/to-the-max/),[totally](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/totally/)

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    used as an intensifier meaning 'really,' 'very,' or 'a lot

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## Related slang

- [locked in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/locked-in/): Completely focused and committed to what you are doing.
- [low-key](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/low-key/): Describes something subtle, quiet, or kept on the down-low; also means 'kind of.'
- [Main character energy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/main-character-energy/): Acting like the protagonist
- [Main character moment](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/main-character-moment/): A moment where you feel like the star of your own movie

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