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title: "ride or die · GenZ Decoded"
description: "ride or die: Someone you are committed to for life, like a lifelong friend. Example: \"She’s my ride or die.\" Meaning, Millennial usage, and related slang."
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# ride or die

Millennial[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** Someone you are committed to for life, like a lifelong friend.

See it in a sentence

She’s my ride or die.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [4lyfer](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/4lyfer/),[real one](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/real-one/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    ride or die

- Gen X

    [BFF](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bff/)

- Boomer

    [true-blue](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/true-blue/)

- Plain English

    someone you are committed to for life, like a lifelong friend

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## Related slang

- [read](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/read/): To publicly and pointedly call out someone's flaws.
- [real](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/real/): An emphatic way to agree or say 'seriously' and 'true.'
- [roast](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/roast/): To mock or criticize someone sharply, often in public.
- [roll through](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/roll-through/): Invite someone to come by or join in person.

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