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title: "steamed · GenZ Decoded"
description: "steamed: Very angry or visibly worked up about something. Example: \"He’s steamed about how they treated him.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# steamed

Boomer[#emotions](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/emotion/)

**Meaning.** Very angry or visibly worked up about something.

See it in a sentence

He’s steamed about how they treated him.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [heated](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/heated/),[mad mad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/mad-mad/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    [go ballistic](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/go-ballistic/)

- Boomer · this one

    steamed,[uptight](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/uptight/)

- Plain English

    very angry or visibly worked up about something

## Read more on this idea

- [How every generation says angry](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/angry/)

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## Related slang

- [sock it to me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/sock-it-to-me/): An invitation to give it to me straight or hit me with it.
- [soft](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/soft/): Soft is often used to describe someone who shows a great deal of empathy or vulnerability.
- [stoked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stoked/): Very excited or enthusiastic about something.
- [take a chill pill](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/take-a-chill-pill/): A playful command to calm down or relax.

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