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GenZ Decoded

overkill

Boomer#lifestyle

Meaning. An excessive or unnecessary amount of effort or force.

See it in a sentence
Three posters for one meeting is overkill.

How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
    No word for this one yet.
  • Millennial
    No word for this one yet.
  • Gen X
  • Boomer · this one
    overkill
  • Plain English
    excessive or unnecessary amount of effort or force

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