Tell Us How You Speak and We'll Guess If You're Gen X, Baby Boomer, or Millennial!

By: Mark Lichtenstein
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Tell Us How You Speak and We'll Guess If You're Gen X, Baby Boomer, or Millennial!
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About This Quiz

The way you form a sentence says a lot about your background and education. Even the slang you use dates you to within a specific decade. Talk to us a little, and we'll say in which generation you belong.
How would you define "dope"?
Someone who is unintelligent.
Drugs.
Information.
It depends on context.

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How would you say "That's cool"?
"That's the $%!#, bro."
"That's fly."
"That's groovy."
"That's cool."

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How would you ask for a drink?
"Gimme a drink."
"Can I have a drink?"
"Please, may I have a drink?"
It depends on context. Am I in a restaurant or a home?

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How would you describe your resume?
It's on point.
It's dope.
It's over two pages long.
It's a good description of my professional experience.

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How would you describe your car?
It's flash.
It's cool.
It's practical.
It's a vehicle.

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How would you describe your boss?
They're such a narc.
They're such a hellacious brody.
They're such a tool of the man.
They're such a bad boss.

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How would you describe someone who blossomed as they got older?
They glo'd up.
They grew up tall and they grew up right.
They bloomed.
They ended up okay.

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How would you describe something as "exciting"?
So lit!
Dudical!
It's freakin' me out, man!
That's awesome!

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How would you say someone needs help?
"They need some milk."
"They're in heinous trouble!"
"They need a hand."
"They need help!"

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How would you describe someone spreading gossip?
They spilled the tea.
They're rumormongering.
They're telling tales.
They're spreading the goss.

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How would you say someone is in a bad mood?
"They're so salty."
"They're a moody dude."
"They're frosted."
"They woke up on the wrong side of the bed."

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How would you check to see if your significant other is cheating on you?
Initiate the snap trap.
I'd shadow them at the mall.
I'd check in with the grapevine.
I'd ask, like an adult.

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How would you describe someone desperate for love?
They are thirsty.
They're like, sooooo desperate.
They're a hickey hunter.
They're a little sad.

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How would you describe "melancholy"?
Draking.
Being down.
The blues.
Sadness.

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How would you describe the giving of an underhanded insult?
Throwing shade.
They're dissing.
They're a rat.
They're being obtuse.

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How would you say someone has done something offensive?
"Shots fired!"
"They're being jerkos."
"They're a square."
"They're rude."

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How would you say someone is speaking while distracted?
"They be phubbing."
"They're being a total tool."
"They're on another planet."
"They're being rude."

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How would you say that you'd like to go to a concert by your favorite band?
"Hundo P, baby!"
"I'm there, bro!"
"I'm in."
"I'll be there."

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How do you feel about not going to see a concert for a band you don't like?
JOMO.
Gag me with a spoon!
I'll flip the bird at that opportunity.
I'd rather not go.

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How would you say "I'm out of patience"?
"I can't even."
"I'm totally out of here."
"I'm about ready to bug out."
"I'm done."

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How well executed is Apple product design?
It's on fleek.
It's righteous.
It's sharp.
It's gorgeous.

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How would you refer to your significant other in an informal context?
They are my bae.
That's my boy/girl!
They're my baby.
They're my boy/girlfriend.

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How would you flat out insult someone?
"Talk to the hand."
"Bag your face."
"Make like a tree."
"You're a jerk!"

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How would you say someone is excellent at a skill?
"They are v good."
"They're gnarly."
"They're neato."
"They're really good."

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How good are McDonald's french fries?
They are perf!
They're delish!
They're outta sight!
They're lovely!

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How would you indicate sarcasm, if the audience didn't get it?
JK!
...not!
I'm just pulling your leg.
I'm kidding!

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How would you indicate "Me too"?
"It me."
"Right here."
"Right on."
"I would like to as well."

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How would you confront someone when they demand an apology you don't want to give?
"Sorry, not sorry."
"Not gonna happen."
"Don't sweat it."
"I'm not saying I'm sorry because I am not"

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If you wanted to emphasize the description of an action or an adjective, how would you do it?
I'd say it's _____ AF.
I'd say when it _____, it rocks.
I'd say when it_____, it's bad.
It say it _____s very well.

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How would you say you're really up for something?
I'm turnt.
I'm wicked there.
Be there or be square.
I'll drop in, sure.

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