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# Gen Z slang for lifestyle

86 terms filed under lifestyle, each with what it means and how to use it.

- [griddy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/griddy/): A popular dance move performed by stepping and swinging the arms.
- [boutta](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boutta/): A casual contraction of 'about to,' as in about to do something.
- [lock in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/lock-in/): To focus intensely and get fully committed to a task.
- [copium](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/copium/): A blend of 'cope' and 'opium', mocking the false hope people use to cope with loss.
- [yeet](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yeet/): To throw something hard or fast; also a shout of excitement.
- [stay up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stay-up/): Stay strong and keep your head up; encouragement that you will be okay.
- [banger](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/banger/): Term used to describe something that is exceptional, impressive, or of high quality. Often referring to a catchy or energetic piece of music.
- [locked in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/locked-in/): Completely focused and committed to what you are doing.
- [hoco](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hoco/): Short for Homecoming, the school dance and its festivities.
- [high-key](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/high-key/): Used to express open, obvious excitement or emphasis; the opposite of low-key.
- [we go gym](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/we-go-gym/): A self-improvement catchphrase about committing to working out and bettering yourself.
- [baby gronk](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/baby-gronk/): Nickname for young football prodigy Madden San Miguel; used for a kid with big potential.
- [finna](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/finna/): A contraction of 'fixing to,' meaning about to do something.
- [jittleyang](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/jittleyang/): Something flashy or eye-catching that grabs your attention.
- [no crumbs](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/no-crumbs/): No Crumbs is often used to describe someone's appearance or performance that leaves no room for criticism.
- [normies](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/normies/): Ordinary people who follow mainstream trends and are seen as out of touch with niche or online culture.
- [opps](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/opps/): Opps is often used in the context of gang culture or urban communities.
- [ikr](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ikr/): IKR is often used to imply agreement during conversations over text or in person.
- [ijbol](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ijbol/): Acronym for 'I just burst out laughing', used like lol to show genuine amusement.
- [whip](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/whip/): A car, especially a stylish, nice, or flashy one you drive.
- [girl dinner](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/girl-dinner/): A casual meal made of random small snacks instead of a cooked dish.
- [bed rot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bed-rot/): Spending long stretches lying in bed watching shows or scrolling, as rest or from low mood.
- [get hip](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/get-hip/): To become aware of or adopt a new trend that others are already on.
- [swoop](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/swoop/): To pick someone up or give them a ride to where they need to go.
- [flexed on](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/flexed-on/): To boast or show off in a way meant to assert dominance over someone.
- [jams](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/jams/): An older song that is still thoroughly enjoyable to listen to.
- [Main character energy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/main-character-energy/): Acting like the protagonist
- [bops](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bops/): A modern song that is catchy and genuinely enjoyable to listen to.
- [a force](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/a-force/): An unnecessarily excessive amount of effort put into something; overkill for the situation.
- [AF](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/af/): Intensifier meaning 'extremely' or 'very,' added after an adjective for emphasis.
- [balls to the wall](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/balls-to-the-wall/): With everything you have, holding nothing back.
- [big](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/big/): Placed before a word to add emphasis or intensity to it.
- [bust one's ass](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bust-ones-ass/): To work extremely hard at something.
- [cortisol-coded](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cortisol-coded/): Stressful-looking; said of a routine, room, schedule or setup that makes you tense just seeing it, even when it is sold as calming.
- [dip](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dip/): To leave a place suddenly or quietly slip out early.
- [DL](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dl/): Short for 'down low,' meaning discreet, secret, or private.
- [era](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/era/): A personal phase defined by a particular vibe, focus, or aesthetic.
- [gatekeep](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gatekeep/): Withholding information or knowledge from others to keep something exclusive to oneself.
- [girlboss](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/girlboss/): A female entrepreneur who succeeds in the male-dominated business world, an empowered woman.
- [hella](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hella/): An intensifier meaning very or a lot, characteristic of Northern California speech.
- [jawn](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/jawn/): A catch-all word standing in for any thing, object, person, or place.
- [literally me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/literally-me/): A phrase used when someone strongly identifies with a character, image, or situation.
- [low-key](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/low-key/): Describes something subtle, quiet, or kept on the down-low; also means 'kind of.'
- [mad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/mad/): Used as an intensifier meaning 'really,' 'very,' or 'a lot.'
- [Main character moment](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/main-character-moment/): A moment where you feel like the star of your own movie
- [maxxing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/maxxing/): Going all in on improving one part of your life, usually said as a compound like sleepmaxxing or gymmaxxing.
- [mb](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/mb/): An abbreviation for my bad, used to admit a small mistake.
- [pull up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/pull-up/): Pull Up is often used to announce one's arrival or to invite someone to join them.
- [put someone on](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/put-someone-on/): The act of introducing someone to a new trend, product, or idea.
- [rager](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rager/): A large, loud party.
- [rawdogging](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rawdogging/): Getting through something with none of the usual comforts or distractions, like a long flight with no screen, music, or book.
- [run that](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/run-that/): A demand to hand something over, or a call to get something started.
- [scrumdiddlyumptious](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/scrumdiddlyumptious/): Extremely delicious or delightful; a playful elaboration of scrumptious.
- [shlitty](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/shlitty/): A good time; a fun, enjoyable experience shared with others.
- [smacks](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/smacks/): Something really good and satisfying, often used for food.
- [the game](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/the-game/): Life itself, seen as something to be navigated, hustled through, or won.
- [touch books](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/touch-books/): A play on "touch grass" urging people to log off and read or visit the library.
- [twerk](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/twerk/): To dance squatting low with fast hip thrusts that make the buttocks shake, a move usually read as sexually suggestive.
- [vanilla](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/vanilla/): Ordinary, plain, or boring; lacking any excitement.
- [YOLO](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yolo/): Acronym for you only live once, used to justify a spontaneous or risky choice; now dated.
- [boogie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boogie/): To dance energetically, especially to disco or funk music.
- [split](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/split/): To leave a place.
- [grind](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/grind/): To work hard and stay committed to a goal.
- [spirit animal](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/spirit-animal/): Something or someone you strongly identify with; now widely seen as dated and culturally insensitive.
- [keep on truckin](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/keep-on-truckin/): An encouragement to persevere and keep going.
- [adulting](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/adulting/): Doing grown-up tasks like paying bills or cooking; a millennial-era word, often self-deprecating.
- [big-time](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/big-time/): Strongly, obviously, or to a great degree.
- [book](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/book/): To leave quickly or run away fast.
- [bounce](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bounce/): To leave or head out, often suddenly.
- [cut a rug](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cut-a-rug/): To dance energetically, especially at a party or wedding.
- [flower power](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/flower-power/): The peaceful, love-and-nonviolence ethos of 1960s counterculture.
- [get a life](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/get-a-life/): A dismissive phrase telling someone to stop obsessing and do something more worthwhile.
- [get down](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/get-down/): To dance energetically.
- [hang in there](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hang-in-there/): A phrase encouraging someone to keep going through difficulty.
- [jam](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/jam/): A song that someone especially likes or finds catchy.
- [keep your head up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/keep-your-head-up/): An encouragement to stay strong through difficulty.
- [my bad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/my-bad/): An admission of a mistake; my fault, sorry about that.
- [outta here](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/outta-here/): A casual way to say you are leaving, often suddenly, as in "I'm outta here."
- [over the top](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/over-the-top/): Excessive, exaggerated, or more intense than necessary.
- [overkill](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/overkill/): An excessive or unnecessary amount of effort or force.
- [super](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/super/): An informal intensifier meaning very or extremely, often placed before an adjective.
- [TCB](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tcb/): Taking care of business, meaning getting done what needs doing.
- [to the max](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/to-the-max/): Intensifier meaning extremely or very.
- [totally](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/totally/): An intensifier meaning very, completely, or extremely.
- [whiz kid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/whiz-kid/): A young person with exceptional talent or intelligence.
- [you only go around once](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/you-only-go-around-once/): A phrase meaning life is short, so one should take chances.

Go deeper

## Full guides to these words

- [boogie](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/boogie/)
- [boutta](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/boutta/)
- [copium](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/copium/)
- [cortisol-coded](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/cortisol-coded/)
- [girl dinner](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/girl-dinner/)
- [griddy](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/griddy/)
- [grind](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/grind/)
- [HOCO](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/hoco/)
- [ijbol](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/ijbol/)
- [keep on truckin’](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/keep-on-truckin/)
- [locked in](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/locked-in/)
- [no crumbs](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/no-crumbs/)
- [stay up](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/stay-up/)
- [YOLO](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/yolo/)

Across the generations

## How every generation says it

- [How every generation says dancing](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/dancing/)
- [How every generation says agree](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/agree/)
- [How every generation says relax](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/relax/)
- [How every generation says that's hilarious](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/thats-hilarious/)

More topics

## Slang for other topics

- [social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)
- [internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/)
- [bad](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/criticism/)
- [cool](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/approval/)
- [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/)