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title: "tell me about it · GenZ Decoded"
description: "tell me about it: A reply meaning you have been through the same thing and feel the same way. Example: \"You waited two hours at the DMV? Tell me about it.\""
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# tell me about it

Gen X[#reaction](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/reaction/)

**Meaning.** A reply meaning you have been through the same thing and feel the same way.

See it in a sentence

You waited two hours at the DMV? Tell me about it.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

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

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [TFW](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tfw/)

- Gen X · this one

    tell me about it

- Boomer

    [that’s my bag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/that-s-my-bag/)

- Plain English

    reply meaning you have been through the same thing and feel the same way

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## Related slang

- [sheesh](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/sheesh/): An exclamation of admiration, exasperation, or emphasis.
- [skrrt](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/skrrt/): Interjection mimicking screeching tires, used to make someone stop or repeat something.
- [tgif](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tgif/): TGIF is often used to express relief and excitement that the weekend is beginning.
- [that ain't it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/that-ain-t-it/): That is unacceptable, wrong, or off; a clear signal you do not approve.

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