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title: "you only go around once · GenZ Decoded"
description: "you only go around once: A phrase meaning life is short, so one should take chances. Example: \"Buy the ticket; you only go around once.\" Meaning and usage."
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# you only go around once

Boomer[#lifestyle](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/lifestyle/)

**Meaning.** A phrase meaning life is short, so one should take chances.

See it in a sentence

Buy the ticket; you only go around once.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [YOLO](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yolo/)

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer · this one

    you only go around once

- Plain English

    phrase meaning life is short, so one should take chances

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## Related slang

- [yeet](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yeet/): To throw something hard or fast; also a shout of excitement.
- [YOLO](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yolo/): Acronym for you only live once, used to justify a spontaneous or risky choice; now dated.
- [a force](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/a-force/): An unnecessarily excessive amount of effort put into something; overkill for the situation.
- [adulting](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/adulting/): Doing grown-up tasks like paying bills or cooking; a millennial-era word, often self-deprecating.

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