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title: "trippin' · GenZ Decoded"
description: "trippin': Thinking, acting, or speaking irrationally. Example: \"You’re trippin' if you think that will work.\" Meaning, Millennial usage, and related slang."
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# trippin'

Millennial[#funny](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/humor/)

**Meaning.** Thinking, acting, or speaking irrationally.

See it in a sentence

You’re trippin' if you think that will work.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [delulu](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/delulu/),[delusionship](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/delusionship/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    trippin',[in denial](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/in-denial/)

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [out of it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/out-of-it/),[wacko](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/wacko/)

- Plain English

    thinking, acting, or speaking irrationally

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## Related slang

- [sike](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/sike/): Another spelling of psych, said right after something to show you were joking or it was never true.
- [skibidi](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/skibidi/): A nonsense adjective from a viral meme, meaning good, bad, or nothing depending on context.
- [unc](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/unc/): An older person, or a friend acting older than their age; from uncle.
- [wacko](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/wacko/): Crazy, irrational, or wildly out of touch with reality.

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