gen x
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Definition
- Noun:
- Generation X: A demographic cohort following the post-World War II baby boom generation, typically defined as individuals born from the early-to-mid 1960s to the early 1980s. The term often characterizes this group as independent, resourceful, and skeptical of institutions.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Many members of Gen X are now in leadership positions in the workplace.
- The marketing campaign is specifically targeted at Gen X consumers.
- As a member of Gen X, she remembers the rise of personal computers and the internet.
Advanced Usage
"Gen X sensibility": Refers to attitudes or tastes perceived as typical of this generation, such as cynicism, pragmatism, or nostalgia for late 20th-century culture.
- The film's dark humor and ironic tone reflect a distinct Gen X sensibility.
"Gen X-er" or "X-er": A common informal term for a member of Generation X.
- He's a typical Gen X-er, valuing work-life balance and self-reliance.
Variants and Related Words
- Generation X: The full term, often used interchangeably with "Gen X."
- Xennial: A micro-generation at the cusp of Gen X and Millennials, typically born in the late 1970s to early 1980s.
- Baby Boomer: The generation preceding Gen X.
- Millennial: The generation following Gen X.
Synonyms
- Thirteenth Generation: A less common synonym, referencing this cohort as the thirteenth generation since American independence.
- Latchkey Generation: A descriptive term highlighting the phenomenon of many Gen X children returning from school to an empty home.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Slacker" stereotype: A cultural cliché, now often viewed as outdated, that portrayed Gen X as apathetic and disengaged. This is not an idiom using the exact term "Gen X" but is a strongly associated concept.
- The movie characters, with their disaffected attitudes, embodied the "slacker" stereotype often wrongly applied to all of Gen X.
Noun
- the generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s)