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title: "wildin · GenZ Decoded"
description: "wildin: Acting shockingly, recklessly, or hilariously out of pocket. Example: \"He's wildin for saying that out loud.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# wildin

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

**Meaning.** Acting shockingly, recklessly, or hilariously out of pocket.

See it in a sentence

He's wildin for saying that out loud.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    wildin,[diabolical](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/diabolical/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [cray cray](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cray-cray/)

- Gen X

    [off the hook](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/off-the-hook/)

- Boomer

    [going ape](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/going-ape/)

- Plain English

    acting shockingly, recklessly, or hilariously out of pocket

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## Related slang

- [wig](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/wig/): A shortened 'wig snatched,' praising something amazing or shocking.
- [wig snatched](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/wig-snatched/): An exclamation of extreme excitement, amazement, or being blown away.
- [womp womp](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/womp-womp/): A mock-sympathetic reaction to bad news or complaints, imitating a sad trombone.
- [you got jokes](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/you-got-jokes/): A sarcastic acknowledgment of an unfunny or unappreciated joke or insult.

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