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title: "the skinny · GenZ Decoded"
description: "the skinny: Inside information, news, or gossip. Example: \"Give me the skinny on what happened.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# the skinny

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

**Meaning.** Inside information, news, or gossip.

See it in a sentence

Give me the skinny 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

    [the 411](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/the-411/)

- Boomer · this one

    the skinny

- Plain English

    inside 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

- [the 411](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/the-411/): Information, news, or gossip.
- [the man](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/the-man/): Authority figures or the establishment seen as controlling ordinary people.
- [throwing shade](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/throwing-shade/): Throwing shade is often used to describe subtle insults or criticisms, typically indirect.
- [tight](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tight/): Tight is often used to describe a close and solid friendship or relationship.

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