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title: "win · GenZ Decoded"
description: "win: A success or favorable outcome. Example: \"Free lunch is a win.\" Meaning, Millennial usage, and related slang."
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# win

Millennial[#cool](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/approval/)

**Meaning.** A success or favorable outcome.

See it in a sentence

Free lunch is a win.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [dub](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dub/),[w](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/w/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    win

- Gen X

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

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    success or favorable outcome

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## Related slang

- [w](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/w/): A win or a positive outcome.
- [wicked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/wicked/): Very good or excellent; also used as an intensifier meaning "very".
- [yaas](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yaas/): An emphatic, drawn-out yes expressing excitement or approval; rooted in ballroom culture.
- [YAS queen](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yas-queen/): Enthusiastic praise and encouragement toward someone; popularized by mid-2010s pop culture.

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