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secure the bag

Meaning. To lock in money or a valuable opportunity.

See it in a sentence

He got the internship, time to secure the bag.

How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

Gen Z · this one
secure the bag,let's get this bread
Gen Alpha
No word for this one yet.
Millennial
get this bread,make bank
Gen X
No word for this one yet.
Boomer
hustle,make bread
Plain English
to lock in money or a valuable opportunity

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Related slang

make breadBoomer

To earn money.

A unit of money in slang, most often a thousand dollars, though sources disagree on the exact figure.

stackMillennial

A large sum of money or big financial win.

stacksMillennial

A large amount of money.

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