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title: "squad · GenZ Decoded"
description: "squad: A close, tight-knit group of friends; a heavily used mid-2010s term. Example: \"The whole squad is coming to the beach this weekend.\" Meaning and usage."
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# squad

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

**Meaning.** A close, tight-knit group of friends; a heavily used mid-2010s term.

See it in a sentence

The whole squad is coming to the beach this weekend.

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

- Gen X

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

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    close, tight-knit group of friends

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## Related slang

- [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.
- [squad goals](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/squad-goals/): An admirable group of friends held up as an aspirational example; now reads dated.
- [square](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/square/): A conventional, old-fashioned person who is out of touch with trends.

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