--- title: "Gen Z slang for cool ยท GenZ Decoded" description: "Gen Z slang for cool: sick, buttah, litty, Iconic, bomb and more, each with a plain-English meaning and example. Also covers awesome and good." url: "https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/approval/" lang: "en" image: "https://genzdecoded.com/og/default.jpg" alternates: es: "https://genzdecoded.com/es/jerga-para/genial.md" --- # Gen Z slang for cool 80 terms filed under approval, each with what it means and how to use it. Includes slang for awesome and good. - [sick](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/sick/): Cool, awesome, or impressive; excellent in an exciting way. - [buttah](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/buttah/): Smooth, easy, and impressive; something done seamlessly. - [litty](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/litty/): An intensified form of "lit", meaning extremely exciting, fun, or excellent. - [Iconic](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/iconic/): Memorable and impressive - [bomb](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bomb/): Excellent or outstanding; something that is "the bomb" is great. - [tuff](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tuff/): Cool, impressive, or good. A stylized spelling of tough used as praise for an outfit, a song, or a move. - [hits different](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hits-different/): Feels uniquely better or more impactful than usual. - [peak](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/peak/): Really good, the best something gets. In London slang it can mean the opposite, unlucky or bad, so context decides. - [fire](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fire/): Excellent, exciting, or impressive. - [lit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/lit/): Exciting, fun, or high-energy. - [cash](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cash/): Awesome, cool, or excellent; something that impresses. - [heem](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/heem/): A better, upgraded, or superior version of something. - [Hits](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hits/): Is particularly good or effective - [wicked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/wicked/): Very good or excellent; also used as an intensifier meaning "very". - [blazing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blazing/): Excellent or first-rate. Used as strong approval, and especially common as praise for food. - [gnarly](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gnarly/): Extreme or intense; can mean impressive or, in another sense, disgusting. - [rad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rad/): Excellent, cool, or impressive; a shortened form of radical. - [solid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/solid/): Excellent, dependable, or agreeable; a mark of approval. - [phat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/phat/): Excellent, cool, or attractive; a term of high praise. - [outta sight](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/outta-sight/): Fantastic or amazing; so great it seems beyond belief. - [da bomb](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/da-bomb/): The best; something excellent or outstanding. - [all that and a bag of chips](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/all-that-and-a-bag-of-chips/): Impressive and then some; even better than merely great. - [awesome](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/awesome/): Excellent or outstanding. - [def](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/def/): Excellent or cool; also used to mean definitely. - [dope](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dope/): Excellent, cool, or high quality. - [groovy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/groovy/): Excellent, fashionable, or enjoyable; something that feels aligned and good. - [tubular](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tubular/): Excellent or amazing; originally from surfing culture. - [Slept on](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/slept-on/): Underappreciated - [gucci](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gucci/): Good, fine, or all right. - [Living](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/living/): Really enjoying something - [ate](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ate/): Did something exceptionally well or performed flawlessly. - [it's giving](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/its-giving/): Says something gives off a particular vibe or evokes something, as in "it's giving main character". Said on its own, it means something looks great. - [Serve](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/serve/): To look or perform exceptionally well - [Purr](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/purr/): Expression of approval - [Bussin fr fr](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bussin-fr-fr/): Really, really good - [dub](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dub/): A win. - [fuego](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fuego/): Spanish for fire, used in English to call something excellent, and a common way to say food is really good. - [ate and left no crumbs](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ate-and-left-no-crumbs/): Did something so well that nothing could be criticized. - [slaps](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/slaps/): Is excellent, especially about music. - [aight](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/aight/): All right, as in fine or good enough. - [Ate that](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ate-that/): Did something exceptionally well - [bet](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bet/): An expression of agreement, approval, or acceptance of a challenge. - [blueprint](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blueprint/): Someone who did something so well they set the standard others follow. - [bop](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bop/): A really catchy, enjoyable song. - [bussin](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bussin/): Extremely good, especially delicious food. - [cook](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cook/): To perform impressively or do something skillfully. - [cooking](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cooking/): Cooking is often used to describe someone excelling at a task or performing exceptionally well. - [down with](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/down-with/): In favor of something, or happy to go along with it. - [eat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/eat/): To perform excellently; when you 'ate,' you did great. - [fetch](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fetch/): Cool or trendy; popularized by Mean Girls and often used ironically. - [fresh](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fresh/): Cool, stylish, or impressive, especially in appearance. - [goat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/goat/): Greatest of all time. - [goated](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/goated/): Good enough to count among the best ever; strong praise for a person, song, meal or move. - [I see you](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/i-see-you/): A way of saying you noticed what someone did, or how they look, and you respect it. - [let him cook](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/let-him-cook/): Encouragement to let someone keep going with their idea or plan without interrupting them. - [S-tier](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/s-tier/): The very best, top of the ranking, borrowed from video game tier lists where S sits above A. - [slay](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/slay/): To do something impressively well or look amazing. - [Slaying](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/slaying/): Doing exceptionally well - [type shit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/type-shit/): A casual, mildly vulgar yes, meaning agreed, exactly, for real, or that is the kind of thing I mean. - [understood the assignment](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/understood-the-assignment/): Did exactly what was needed and did it well. - [w](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/w/): A win or a positive outcome. - [aced it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/aced-it/): Did something perfectly or succeeded completely. - [killed it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/killed-it/): Did something exceptionally well. - [yaas](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yaas/): An emphatic, drawn-out yes expressing excitement or approval; rooted in ballroom culture. - [on point](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/on-point/): Exactly right, well executed, or perfectly styled. - [all good](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/all-good/): Fine, acceptable, or not a problem. - [booyah](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/booyah/): An exclamation of triumph after a win. - [copacetic](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/copacetic/): Completely fine, in good order, or satisfactory. - [score](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/score/): A success or lucky gain. - [nailed it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/nailed-it/): To do something exceptionally well or flawlessly. - [rock with](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rock-with/): To really like or support someone or something. - [killer](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/killer/): Extremely good or impressive, including food. - [hip](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hip/): Fashionable, aware, and in the know about what's current. - [right on](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/right-on/): An expression of strong agreement, approval, or encouragement. - [fly](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fly/): Very cool or stylish. - [YAS queen](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yas-queen/): Enthusiastic praise and encouragement toward someone; popularized by mid-2010s pop culture. - [dig](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dig/): To understand, appreciate, or like something. - [heavy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/heavy/): Deeply serious, profound, or emotionally intense. - [mess with](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/mess-with/): To like, support, or approve of someone or something. - [win](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/win/): A success or favorable outcome. Go deeper ## Full guides to these words - [aced it](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/aced-it/) - [ate and left no crumbs](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/ate-and-left-no-crumbs/) - [bet](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/bet/) - [blazing](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/blazing/) - [bop](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/bop/) - [bussin](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/bussin/) - [Bussin fr fr](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/bussin-fr-fr/) - [def](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/def/) - [dope](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/dope/) - [fire](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/fire/) - [gnarly](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/gnarly/) - [goat](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/goat/) - [goated](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/goated/) - [gucci](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/gucci/) - [heavy](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/heavy/) - [hits different](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/hits-different/) - [I see you](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/i-see-you/) - [it's giving](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/its-giving/) - [killed it](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/killed-it/) - [lit](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/lit/) - [litty](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/litty/) - [peak](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/peak/) - [phat](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/phat/) - [rad](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/rad/) - [S-tier](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/s-tier/) - [sick](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/sick/) - [slaps](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/slaps/) - [slay](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/slay/) - [slept on](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/slept-on/) - [tuff](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/tuff/) - [yaas](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/yaas/) Across the generations ## How every generation says it - [How every generation says looking good](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/looking-good/) - [How every generation says agree](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/agree/) - [How every generation says that's excellent](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/thats-excellent/) More topics ## Slang for other topics - [social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/) - [internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/) - [lifestyle](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/lifestyle/) - [bad](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/criticism/) - [emotions](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/emotion/) - [appearance](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/appearance/) - [dating](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/dating/) - [reaction](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/reaction/) - [funny](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/humor/) - [drugs](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/drugs/) - [honesty](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/honesty/) - [gaming](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/gaming/) - [money](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/money/) - [mature](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/mature/) - [speech](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/speech/) - [safety](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/safety/)