Gen X

[ jen-eks ]

/ ˈdʒɛn ˈɛks /

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OTHER WORDS FROM Gen X

Gen X'er, noun

In 1951, Harry Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.
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An x-ray two hours later confirms my hunch: my tibia (the big bone behind the shin) is snapped clean in two.
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A recent propaganda video courtesy of Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha is the latest example.
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“Getting out of X band is on option,” said one senior Air Force official.
Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets|Dave Majumdar|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I made experimental commercials in the experimental division of a production house, Film X, that made commercials for ad agencies.
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He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He saw Gen. Braddock as he passed on to his defeat, and could give a succinct account of that sanguinary action.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
W was a Watchman, and guarded the door; X was expensive, and so became poor.
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Idly his pen traced upon the paper in front of him a large X, the sign of the unknown quantity.
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The Professor took his pen and wrote a large X upon the sheet of paper in front of him.
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