diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go
index ec9f154664..b99e1dcd77 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/decl.go
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ func (check *Checker) funcDecl(obj *Func, decl *declInfo) {
 	obj.color_ = saved
 
 	if len(fdecl.TParamList) > 0 && fdecl.Body == nil {
-		check.softErrorf(fdecl, _BadDecl, "parameterized function is missing function body")
+		check.softErrorf(fdecl, _BadDecl, "generic function is missing function body")
 	}
 
 	// function body must be type-checked after global declarations
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/operand.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/operand.go
index aadcc3a8db..07a5d16bbc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/operand.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/operand.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func operandString(x *operand, qf Qualifier) string {
 		if x.typ != Typ[Invalid] {
 			var intro string
 			if isGeneric(x.typ) {
-				intro = " of parameterized type "
+				intro = " of generic type "
 			} else {
 				intro = " of type "
 			}
diff --git a/src/go/types/decl.go b/src/go/types/decl.go
index 628c7bb5d9..b610985f76 100644
--- a/src/go/types/decl.go
+++ b/src/go/types/decl.go
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ func (check *Checker) funcDecl(obj *Func, decl *declInfo) {
 	obj.color_ = saved
 
 	if fdecl.Type.TypeParams.NumFields() > 0 && fdecl.Body == nil {
-		check.softErrorf(fdecl.Name, _BadDecl, "parameterized function is missing function body")
+		check.softErrorf(fdecl.Name, _BadDecl, "generic function is missing function body")
 	}
 
 	// function body must be type-checked after global declarations
diff --git a/src/go/types/operand.go b/src/go/types/operand.go
index 4cb7a36460..e398ba14f2 100644
--- a/src/go/types/operand.go
+++ b/src/go/types/operand.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func operandString(x *operand, qf Qualifier) string {
 		if x.typ != Typ[Invalid] {
 			var intro string
 			if isGeneric(x.typ) {
-				intro = " of parameterized type "
+				intro = " of generic type "
 			} else {
 				intro = " of type "
 			}
diff --git a/src/internal/types/testdata/examples/functions.go b/src/internal/types/testdata/examples/functions.go
index 244c9dd228..47e1c35f3d 100644
--- a/src/internal/types/testdata/examples/functions.go
+++ b/src/internal/types/testdata/examples/functions.go
@@ -214,6 +214,6 @@ func _() {
 	h /* ERROR cannot index */ [] /* ERROR operand */ ()
 }
 
-// Parameterized functions must have a function body.
+// Generic functions must have a function body.
 
-func _ /* ERROR missing function body */ [P any]()
+func _ /* ERROR generic function is missing function body */ [P any]()