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Meaning. To do something exceptionally well or flawlessly.

See it in a sentence

You really nailed it on that solo.

How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

Gen Z
ate,ate and left no crumbs
Gen Alpha
No word for this one yet.
Millennial
killed it
Gen X
aced it
Boomer · this one
nailed it
Plain English
to do something exceptionally well or flawlessly

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On Point Meaning: The Praise, and the Two Lookalikes

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Related slang

Really enjoying something

mess withMillennial

To like, support, or approve of someone or something.

on pointMillennial

Exactly right, well executed, or perfectly styled.

outta sightBoomer

Fantastic or amazing; so great it seems beyond belief.

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