Gen X

[ jen-eks ]

/ ˈdʒɛn ˈɛks /

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OTHER WORDS FROM Gen X

Gen X'er, noun

When you look at Gen Z specifically, that number’s up 80% year over year, when you look at Millennials that number is up 50% year over year, when you look at Gen X, that number’s up 31% year over year.
Gen Z and Millennials Are Leading a 'Great Reshuffle.' Here's What That Means|John Simons|October 17, 2021|Time
In 1951, Harry Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.
We Need Our Police to Be Better Than This|Nick Gillespie|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An x-ray two hours later confirms my hunch: my tibia (the big bone behind the shin) is snapped clean in two.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A recent propaganda video courtesy of Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha is the latest example.
Hitler is Huge in Thailand: Chicken Joints, T-Shirts, and A Govt.-Issued Propaganda Video|Marlow Stern|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“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.
The Renegade: Robert Downey Sr. on His Classic Films, Son’s Battle with Drugs, and Bill Cosby|Marlow Stern|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
Idly his pen traced upon the paper in front of him a large X, the sign of the unknown quantity.
Uncanny Tales|Various
The Professor took his pen and wrote a large X upon the sheet of paper in front of him.
Uncanny Tales|Various