uptight
Boomer#emotionsMeaning. Tense, angry, or overly anxious.
See it in a sentence
Don’t get so uptight about it.
How each generation says it
The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.
- Gen Z
- Gen AlphaNo word for this one yet.
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer · this oneuptight,steamed
- Plain Englishtense, angry, or overly anxious
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Related slang
stokedGen X
Very excited or enthusiastic about something.
#emotionstake a chill pillGen X
A playful command to calm down or relax.
#emotionsveg outGen X
To relax and do very little, often watching TV.
#emotionsvegging outBoomer
Spending long stretches of time lying around doing very little, often watching TV.
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