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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.

sickGen Z

Cool, awesome, or impressive; excellent in an exciting way.

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buttahGen Z

Smooth, easy, and impressive; something done seamlessly.

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littyGen Z

An intensified form of "lit", meaning extremely exciting, fun, or excellent.

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IconicGen Z

Memorable and impressive

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bombGen Z

Excellent or outstanding; something that is "the bomb" is great.

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tuffGen Z

Cool, impressive, or good. A stylized spelling of tough used as praise for an outfit, a song, or a move.

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hits differentGen Z

Feels uniquely better or more impactful than usual.

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peakGen Z

Really good, the best something gets. In London slang it can mean the opposite, unlucky or bad, so context decides.

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fireGen Z

Excellent, exciting, or impressive.

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litGen Z

Exciting, fun, or high-energy.

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cashGen Z

Awesome, cool, or excellent; something that impresses.

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heemGen Z

A better, upgraded, or superior version of something.

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HitsGen Z

Is particularly good or effective

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wickedGen Z

Very good or excellent; also used as an intensifier meaning "very".

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blazingGen X

Excellent or first-rate. Used as strong approval, and especially common as praise for food.

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gnarlyGen X

Extreme or intense; can mean impressive or, in another sense, disgusting.

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radGen X

Excellent, cool, or impressive; a shortened form of radical.

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solidBoomer

Excellent, dependable, or agreeable; a mark of approval.

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phatGen X

Excellent, cool, or attractive; a term of high praise.

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outta sightBoomer

Fantastic or amazing; so great it seems beyond belief.

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da bombGen X

The best; something excellent or outstanding.

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all that and a bag of chipsGen X

Impressive and then some; even better than merely great.

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awesomeMillennial

Excellent or outstanding.

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defGen X

Excellent or cool; also used to mean definitely.

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dopeGen X

Excellent, cool, or high quality.

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groovyBoomer

Excellent, fashionable, or enjoyable; something that feels aligned and good.

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tubularGen X

Excellent or amazing; originally from surfing culture.

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Slept onGen Z

Underappreciated

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gucciGen Z

Good, fine, or all right.

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LivingGen Z

Really enjoying something

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ateGen Z

Did something exceptionally well or performed flawlessly.

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it's givingGen Z

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.

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ServeGen Z

To look or perform exceptionally well

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PurrGen Z

Expression of approval

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Bussin fr frGen Z

Really, really good

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dubGen Z

A win.

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fuegoMillennial

Spanish for fire, used in English to call something excellent, and a common way to say food is really good.

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ate and left no crumbsGen Z

Did something so well that nothing could be criticized.

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slapsGen Z

Is excellent, especially about music.

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aightGen X

All right, as in fine or good enough.

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Ate thatGen Z

Did something exceptionally well

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betGen Z

An expression of agreement, approval, or acceptance of a challenge.

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blueprintGen Z

Someone who did something so well they set the standard others follow.

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bopGen Z

A really catchy, enjoyable song.

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bussinGen Z

Extremely good, especially delicious food.

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cookGen Z

To perform impressively or do something skillfully.

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cookingGen Z

Cooking is often used to describe someone excelling at a task or performing exceptionally well.

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down withGen X

In favor of something, or happy to go along with it.

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eatGen Z

To perform excellently; when you 'ate,' you did great.

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fetchGen Z

Cool or trendy; popularized by Mean Girls and often used ironically.

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freshGen X

Cool, stylish, or impressive, especially in appearance.

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goatGen Z

Greatest of all time.

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goatedGen Z

Good enough to count among the best ever; strong praise for a person, song, meal or move.

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I see youMillennial

A way of saying you noticed what someone did, or how they look, and you respect it.

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let him cookGen Alpha

Encouragement to let someone keep going with their idea or plan without interrupting them.

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S-tierGen Z

The very best, top of the ranking, borrowed from video game tier lists where S sits above A.

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slayGen Z

To do something impressively well or look amazing.

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SlayingGen Z

Doing exceptionally well

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type shitGen Z

A casual, mildly vulgar yes, meaning agreed, exactly, for real, or that is the kind of thing I mean.

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understood the assignmentGen Z

Did exactly what was needed and did it well.

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wGen Z

A win or a positive outcome.

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aced itGen X

Did something perfectly or succeeded completely.

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killed itMillennial

Did something exceptionally well.

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yaasMillennial

An emphatic, drawn-out yes expressing excitement or approval; rooted in ballroom culture.

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on pointMillennial

Exactly right, well executed, or perfectly styled.

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all goodMillennial

Fine, acceptable, or not a problem.

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booyahGen X

An exclamation of triumph after a win.

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copaceticBoomer

Completely fine, in good order, or satisfactory.

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scoreBoomer

A success or lucky gain.

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nailed itBoomer

To do something exceptionally well or flawlessly.

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rock withMillennial

To really like or support someone or something.

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killerGen X

Extremely good or impressive, including food.

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hipBoomer

Fashionable, aware, and in the know about what's current.

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right onBoomer

An expression of strong agreement, approval, or encouragement.

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flyMillennial

Very cool or stylish.

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YAS queenMillennial

Enthusiastic praise and encouragement toward someone; popularized by mid-2010s pop culture.

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digBoomer

To understand, appreciate, or like something.

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heavyBoomer

Deeply serious, profound, or emotionally intense.

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mess withMillennial

To like, support, or approve of someone or something.

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winMillennial

A success or favorable outcome.

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