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title: "shellacked · GenZ Decoded"
description: "shellacked: Beaten badly and by a wide margin. Example: \"The Mets got shellacked, 9 to 1.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# shellacked

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

**Meaning.** Beaten badly and by a wide margin.

See it in a sentence

The Mets got shellacked, 9 to 1.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [owned](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/owned/),[pwn](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/pwn/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer · this one

    shellacked,[cream](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cream/)

- Plain English

    beaten badly and by a wide margin

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## Related slang

- [RPG](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rpg/): Acronym for 'role-playing game,' a video game genre.
- [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.
- [take the L](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/take-the-l/): To accept a loss or failure gracefully; own the defeat.
- [clapped](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/clapped/): Badly beaten in a match, or unattractive in appearance.

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