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title: "sheesh · GenZ Decoded"
description: "sheesh: An exclamation of admiration, exasperation, or emphasis. Example: \"Sheesh, that price is steep!\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# sheesh

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

**Meaning.** An exclamation of admiration, exasperation, or emphasis.

See it in a sentence

Sheesh, that price is steep!

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    sheesh,[and I oop](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/and-i-oop/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    [facepalm](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/facepalm/)

- Boomer

    [geez](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/geez/)

- Plain English

    exclamation of admiration, exasperation, or emphasis

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## Related slang

- [oof](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/oof/): An interjection for awkwardness, sympathy, or not knowing how to respond.
- [pluh](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/pluh/): A meme sound from a hip-hop producer tag, the word "plug" clipped short, also typed as a deliberately empty reply.
- [skrrt](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/skrrt/): Interjection mimicking screeching tires, used to make someone stop or repeat something.
- [tell me about it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tell-me-about-it/): A reply meaning you have been through the same thing and feel the same way.

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