polyester
Gen Z#badMeaning. Describes something that comes across as cheap, generic, or fake, from a low-effort edit to a staged lifestyle post.
See it in a sentence
That edit is 100% polyester.
How each generation says it
The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.
- Gen Z · this onepolyester
- Gen AlphaNo word for this one yet.
- MillennialNo word for this one yet.
- Gen XNo word for this one yet.
- BoomerNo word for this one yet.
- Plain Englishdescribes something that comes across as cheap, generic, or fake, from a low-effort edit to a staged lifestyle post
// the shop Shop LOST IN TRANSLATION shirts and hoodies for families who speak two kinds of slang
Related slang
phonyBoomer
A person pretending to be something they are not.
#badplayed outGen X
Overused, outdated, or no longer cool.
#badposerGen X
Someone who pretends to be cool or part of a scene without being genuine.
#badput the fries in the bagGen Z
A put-down that casts someone as a fast-food worker, used to say the speaker thinks they are beneath notice or should go get a real job.
#bad