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title: "no way · GenZ Decoded"
description: "no way: An expression meaning absolutely not or impossible. Example: \"No way, that can’t be true.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# no way

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**Meaning.** An expression meaning absolutely not or impossible.

See it in a sentence

No way, that can’t be true.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [No shot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/no-shot/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [hell to the naw](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hell-to-the-naw/)

- Gen X

    [as if](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/as-if/)

- Boomer · this one

    no way

- Plain English

    expression meaning absolutely not or impossible

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## Related slang

- [no kidding](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/no-kidding/): A sarcastic phrase meaning something is obvious.
- [No shot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/no-shot/): No way; impossible
- [not](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/not/): Tacked onto the end of a sentence to reverse it into the opposite.
- [Not the](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/not-the/): Expressing disapproval or disbelief

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