adjective🔥 Gen-Z slang

goated

the greatest of all time

What it means

Describes someone or something regarded as the absolute best — derived from G.O.A.T., 'greatest of all time.' To be 'goated' is to be elite, legendary, or top-tier at what you do.

Examples

  • That player is goated, no one comes close.
  • This pizza place is goated, never had a bad meal here.
  • The soundtrack to that game is straight goated.
  • She's goated for staying up to help me study.

Where it comes from

Comes from the acronym G.O.A.T. ('greatest of all time'), popularized in sports — especially tied to athletes like Muhammad Ali and LeBron James. The verb form 'goated' grew out of gaming and sports Twitter in the late 2010s.

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