Gen Alpha · 2013–mid-2020s · Reaction cooked
Cooked
Exhausted, defeated, in trouble or beyond easy recovery.
IN PLAIN ENGLISH“Done for”
ALSO SEARCHED ASwe’re cooked
THE VIBEFast, ironic, meme-heavy
USE IT INMemes, school, short-form video
USE IT LIKE THIS
“I forgot the deadline—I’m cooked.”
WORD ORIGIN
Popularized through short-form video, streamers, gaming, memes and school-age peer culture.