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title: "word up · GenZ Decoded"
description: "word up: An enthusiastic expression of agreement or acknowledgment. Example: \"We're all meeting at noon? Word up.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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# word up

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

**Meaning.** An enthusiastic expression of agreement or acknowledgment.

See it in a sentence

We're all meeting at noon? Word up.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [amirite](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/amirite/),[bet](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bet/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

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

- Gen X · this one

    word up

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    enthusiastic expression of agreement or acknowledgment

## Read more on this idea

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

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## Related slang

- [with it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/with-it/): Describes someone as confident, self-assured, and in touch with what they believe.
- [woke](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/woke/): Alert to social and racial injustice; the original earnest sense from AAVE, before later ironic use.
- [ya feel me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ya-feel-me/): A casual phrase asking whether the listener understands or agrees.
- [yakking](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yakking/): Talking a lot, especially idly or excessively.

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