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title: "squad goals · GenZ Decoded"
description: "squad goals: An admirable group of friends held up as an aspirational example; now reads dated. Example: \"Those three matching Halloween costumes are squad..."
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# squad goals

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

**Meaning.** An admirable group of friends held up as an aspirational example; now reads dated.

See it in a sentence

Those three matching Halloween costumes are squad goals.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    squad goals,[squad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/squad/)

- Gen X

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

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    admirable group of friends held up as an aspirational example

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## Related slang

- [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.
- [squad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/squad/): A close, tight-knit group of friends; a heavily used mid-2010s term.
- [square](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/square/): A conventional, old-fashioned person who is out of touch with trends.
- [standing on business](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/standing-on-business/): Firmly following through and staying strong in your convictions.

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