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title: "RPG · GenZ Decoded"
description: "RPG: Acronym for 'role-playing game,' a video game genre. Example: \"I sank hours into that RPG.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# RPG

Gen Z[#gaming](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/gaming/)

**Meaning.** Acronym for 'role-playing game,' a video game genre.

See it in a sentence

I sank hours into that RPG.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    RPG,[EZ](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ez/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    acronym for 'role-playing game,' a video game genre

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## Related slang

- [poggers](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/poggers/): An expression of excitement or that something is really cool.
- [pwn](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/pwn/): To completely dominate or defeat someone, usually in gaming.
- [selling](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/selling/): Playing so badly that you hurt your own team's chances, usually said to a teammate in the middle of a game; it does not by itself mean the person is losing on purpose.
- [shellacked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/shellacked/): Beaten badly and by a wide margin.

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