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title: "salty · GenZ Decoded"
description: "salty: Bitter, annoyed, or resentful over something small. Example: \"He's still salty about losing the game.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# salty

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

**Meaning.** Bitter, annoyed, or resentful over something small.

See it in a sentence

He's still salty about losing the game.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    salty,[done](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/done/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [rage quit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rage-quit/)

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [fed up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fed-up/),[hacked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hacked/)

- Plain English

    bitter, annoyed, or resentful over something small

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## Related slang

- [rage quit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rage-quit/): To walk out of something in anger, especially a game, because you have had enough.
- [Rent](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rent/): Taking up mental space
- [shook](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/shook/): Shocked, stunned, or rattled.
- [sock it to me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/sock-it-to-me/): An invitation to give it to me straight or hit me with it.

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