Gen X

Or Gen·X,

[jen eks]

noun

1. another term for Generation X.

Other Word Forms

• Gen X'er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gen X¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

As the last generation to come of age at a time when both neurodivergence and menopause were considered shameful secrets, Gen X includes a lot of women who arrive at middle age feeling like their brains are broken and not knowing why.

From Salon

As the last generation to come of age at a time when both neurodivergence and menopause were considered shameful secrets, Gen X includes a lot of women who arrive at middle age feeling like their brains are broken and not knowing why.

From Salon

It sounds a lot like the complaints that Gen X and millennials have with the boomers.

From Los Angeles Times

Corey Feldman, known for 1980s films including “The Goonies” and “Stand by Me,” is there as the show’s Gen X former teen idol.

From Los Angeles Times

As a New Yorker who has been forced to defend the phrase Defund the Police to his Gen X parents and co-workers, I expected to have little in common with this guy.

From Slate