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title: "V · GenZ Decoded"
description: "V: A shortening of 'very,' used in texting to add emphasis. Example: \"That's v cute.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# V

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

**Meaning.** A shortening of 'very,' used in texting to add emphasis.

See it in a sentence

That's v cute.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    V,[AF](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/af/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X

    [to the max](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/to-the-max/),[totally](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/totally/)

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    shortening of 'very,' used in texting to add emphasis

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## Related slang

- [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.
- [vibe coding](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/vibe-coding/): Building software by telling an AI what you want in plain English and accepting the code it writes, often without fully understanding how that code works.
- [WYA](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/wya/): Acronym for 'where you at,' asking someone's location.

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