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title: "SO · GenZ Decoded"
description: "SO: Acronym for 'shout out' or for 'significant other.'. Example: \"Big SO to my study group.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# SO

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

**Meaning.** Acronym for 'shout out' or for 'significant other.'

See it in a sentence

Big SO to my study group.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    SO,[boo](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boo/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    [better half](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/better-half/)

- Boomer

    [main squeeze](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/main-squeeze/)

- Plain English

    acronym for 'shout out' or for 'significant other

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## Related slang

- [SMH](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/smh/): 'Shaking my head,' expressing disappointment or disbelief.
- [smol](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/smol/): Deliberate misspelling of small used affectionately for something tiny and cute.
- [stan](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stan/): To be an intensely devoted fan of someone or something.
- [subtweet](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/subtweet/): To indirectly criticize someone online without naming or tagging them.

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