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title: "veg out · GenZ Decoded"
description: "veg out: To relax and do very little, often watching TV. Example: \"I’m just gonna veg out on the couch.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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# veg out

Gen X[#emotions](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/emotion/)

**Meaning.** To relax and do very little, often watching TV.

See it in a sentence

I’m just gonna veg out on the couch.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [bed rot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bed-rot/),[chill](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chill/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X · this one

    veg out

- Boomer

    [hanging out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hanging-out/),[vegging out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/vegging-out/)

- Plain English

    to relax and do very little, often watching TV

## Read more on this idea

- [How every generation says relax](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/relax/)

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## Related slang

- [take a chill pill](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/take-a-chill-pill/): A playful command to calm down or relax.
- [uptight](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/uptight/): Tense, angry, or overly anxious.
- [vegging out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/vegging-out/): Spending long stretches of time lying around doing very little, often watching TV.
- [vibe](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/vibe/): The overall feeling or mood of a person, place, or thing.

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