Gen X
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Gen X
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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HSBC's 2025 UK survey found that 63% of Gen Z plan to take at least one mini‑retirement, compared with 32% of Gen X and 13% of Boomers.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
MT: We have to have a queer, Gen X ritual of throwing Snapple bottles, like a rage room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Inside detail: For producer Collins, then a Gen X college graduate, the movie had an influence on par with “Pulp Fiction” the year before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
In our Valley Stream, Long Island home, my youthful 80-year-old, African American mother and I — her Gen X son and facial clone — comment on each episode like armchair judges.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
“My parents are pretty interesting. But they are Gen X, I think.”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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