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title: "touch grass · GenZ Decoded"
description: "touch grass: To take a break from being online and reconnect with real life. Example: \"You've been gaming all weekend, go touch grass.\" Meaning and usage."
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# touch grass

Gen Z[#internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/)

**Meaning.** To take a break from being online and reconnect with real life.

See it in a sentence

You've been gaming all weekend, go touch grass.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    touch grass,[touch books](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/touch-books/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    [get a life](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/get-a-life/)

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    to take a break from being online and reconnect with real life

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## Related slang

- [TFW](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tfw/): Acronym for that feeling when, used to caption a relatable moment, often with an image.
- [that kills me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/that-kills-me/): Said when something is so funny you can hardly handle it.
- [trippy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/trippy/): Strange or surreal in a way that suggests a psychedelic experience.
- [tweaking](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tweaking/): Acting strangely or overreacting, as if seeing things that are not there.

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