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title: "sleep on · GenZ Decoded"
description: "sleep on: To overlook or underrate how great something really is. Example: \"Don't sleep on that new artist.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# sleep on

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

**Meaning.** To overlook or underrate how great something really is.

See it in a sentence

Don't sleep on that new artist.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    sleep on,[Slept on](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/slept-on/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    to overlook or underrate how great something really is

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## Related slang

- [sip tea](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/sip-tea/): To watch drama unfold from the sidelines while minding your business.
- [sis](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/sis/): Short for sister; a friendly term of familiarity or address.
- [spill](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/spill/): Invitation for someone to share news, information, or their opinion.
- [spill the tea](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/spill-the-tea/): Spill the tea is often used to encourage someone to share juicy or interesting gossip.

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