@etymologynerd: Apparently the NYT author didn't intend to frame it as a "Gen Z" word, but it was misinterpreted by enough millenials that it ended up being considered one

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roxepy
Felix🚦he/they🍪MADE ETHO SKIN :
cheugy is pretty millennial coded
2024-02-17 18:19:59
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lugxsi
✮ béla ✮ :
i remember hearing about cheugy a few years ago, i thought “oh cringe” and never thought about it again 😭
2024-02-17 16:06:40
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doritosdaybysosa
Koba :
Its cheugy to write an article on cheugy in 2024
2024-02-17 15:38:25
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doggishketchup
DoggishKetchup :
The principal in Pokémon Scarlet asks you what “cheugy” means and I was so lost
2024-02-17 15:36:15
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meg.han.solos
me :
I've only ever heard millennials using it in some tiktoks
2024-02-17 15:06:27
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yuvaltheterrible
Yuval :
How dare you call me a less cool demographic
2024-02-17 19:23:37
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carbino02
Carter :
I remember cheugy but I’ve never actually used it
2024-02-17 15:39:57
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pegmehardermommy
jay :
astroturfed buzzfeed slang 😭
2024-02-17 15:13:50
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michaelfirth67
wawaawa :
first time I've heard the word
2024-02-17 18:20:08
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gosilyuri
Alie 🌸 :
I’ve only ever heard it in Pokémon scarlet when a character asks you what it means 😭
2024-02-17 20:06:33
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kody189
Kody :
So using “cheugy” is cheugy
2024-02-20 20:32:24
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capitalofnorway
CAPITALOFNORWAY :
I’m using cheugy now
2024-02-20 05:27:28
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jasonthemain1213
Mr.Mister :
Kurtis Conner
2024-02-17 20:14:58
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ethanlonchar22
ethanlonchar :
I wonder if this is how some Mandela effects happen
2024-02-17 15:02:41
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kategivesafuck
Kate :
WHY DOES NO ONE EVER SAY WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS. 😭
2025-09-27 03:39:22
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ashw796
Ash :
Journalists are desperate for information 😭🙏
2024-03-01 00:02:11
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dogstack
dogstack :
„less cool demographics“ 😭😭😭
2024-02-28 04:41:43
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dan_txc
d&ni :
I heard Trisha Paytas say it once like 3 years ago 😭
2024-02-17 15:01:07
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rainbokell_eye83
Kelli OH :
the first time I heard it was in a meme that said "stop trying to make cheugy happen"
2024-02-17 15:12:05
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nol_dur
nol_dur :
The riddler songs were all previous words used by gen z though. Except for skibidi toilet that’s just a trend for the younger kids
2024-02-17 16:46:56
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dekamarks
dekamark :
I KNOW IT ONLY BECAUSE ITS IN THE NEWEST POKEMON GAME. SAID BY AN OLD MAN
2024-02-19 21:29:20
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sarahtilley_
🩷sarah🩷 :
cheugy was like .. 3-4 years ago 😭
2024-02-17 16:56:36
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serena_0475
Serena S :
This makes me think of fetch
2024-06-14 07:29:23
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