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title: "slay · GenZ Decoded"
description: "slay: To do something impressively well or look amazing. Example: \"You slay every time you post a new fit.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
url: "https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/slay/"
lang: "en"
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# slay

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

**Meaning.** To do something impressively well or look amazing.

See it in a sentence

You slay every time you post a new fit.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    slay,[ate](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ate/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [killed it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/killed-it/)

- Gen X

    [aced it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/aced-it/)

- Boomer

    [nailed it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/nailed-it/)

- Plain English

    to do something impressively well or look amazing

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## Wear the joke

"slay" made it onto a shirt. LOST IN TRANSLATION shirts and hoodies: grandparents and Gen Z misreading each other's slang. Made for families who speak two kinds of slang, and great as a gift.

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## Related slang

- [sick](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/sick/): Cool, awesome, or impressive; excellent in an exciting way.
- [slaps](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/slaps/): Is excellent, especially about music.
- [Slaying](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/slaying/): Doing exceptionally well
- [Slept on](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/slept-on/): Underappreciated

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