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title: "the 411 · GenZ Decoded"
description: "the 411: Information, news, or gossip. Example: \"Give me the 411 on what happened.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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# the 411

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

**Meaning.** Information, news, or gossip.

See it in a sentence

Give me the 411 on what happened.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [spill the tea](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/spill-the-tea/),[tea](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tea/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X · this one

    the 411

- Boomer

    [the skinny](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/the-skinny/)

- Plain English

    information, news, or gossip

## Read more on this idea

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

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## Related slang

- [take a seat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/take-a-seat/): A dismissive, sarcastic way to tell someone to stop or back off.
- [tea](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tea/): Gossip or the latest dramatic news.
- [the man](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/the-man/): Authority figures or the establishment seen as controlling ordinary people.
- [the skinny](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/the-skinny/): Inside information, news, or gossip.

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