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title: "only in Ohio · GenZ Decoded"
description: "only in Ohio: A tag added to bizarre or cursed content, joking that something this strange could only happen in Ohio. Meaning and usage."
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# only in Ohio

Gen Alpha[#funny](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/humor/)

**Meaning.** A tag added to bizarre or cursed content, joking that something this strange could only happen in Ohio.

See it in a sentence

A cat driving a school bus? Only in Ohio.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [biblically accurate](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/biblically-accurate/),[cursed](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cursed/)

- Gen Alpha · this one

    only in Ohio,[Ohio](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ohio/)

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [freaky](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/freaky/),[grotty](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/grotty/)

- Plain English

    tag added to bizarre or cursed content, joking that something this strange could only happen in Ohio

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## Related slang

- [just kidding](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/just-kidding/): A phrase used to reveal that a statement was a joke.
- [Ohio](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ohio/): Slang for anything strange, cursed, or embarrassing, treating the state as a place where only weird things happen.
- [out of it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/out-of-it/): Mentally disconnected, confused, or not aware of reality.
- [psych](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/psych/): Said after a statement to reveal it was a joke or the opposite is true.

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