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title: "ngl · GenZ Decoded"
description: "ngl: Not gonna lie; used before an honest opinion. Example: \"Ngl, that movie was better than I expected.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
url: "https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ngl/"
lang: "en"
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# ngl

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

**Meaning.** Not gonna lie; used before an honest opinion.

See it in a sentence

Ngl, that movie was better than I expected.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    ngl,[dead dogs](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dead-dogs/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [real talk](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/real-talk/)

- Gen X

    [straight up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/straight-up/)

- Boomer

    [for real](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/for-real/)

- Plain English

    not gonna lie

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## Related slang

- [iirc](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/iirc/): IIRC is often used when recalling information or events but acknowledging the possibility of being incorrect.
- [legit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/legit/): Genuine or authentic; also used as an intensifier meaning truly.
- [no cap](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/no-cap/): No lie; for real, used to stress you are being truthful.
- [Not me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/not-me/): Admitting to something ironically

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