Gen X
or Gen·X, Gen-X
[ jen-eks ]
noun
another term for Generation X.
Origin of Gen X
1First recorded in 1990–95
Other words from Gen X
- Gen X'er, noun
Words Nearby Gen X
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How to use Gen X in a sentence
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 | TimeThe Gen X-y video boasted a giant cannonball rolling down suburban streets, as well as front woman Kim Deal singing underwater.
Spike Jonze’s 13 Best Music Videos: Beastie Boys, Kanye West, Fatboy Slim, and More | Marlow Stern | December 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the 1994 movie turned Gen-X mantra has it: Reality Bites.
Why The Screwed Generation Is Turning To Paul Ryan | Kirsten Powers | August 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLike his Gen-X contemporaries, including Wallace, Franzen sees our modern ennui as the big bogeyman of our time.
Roughing It With Jonathan Franzen’s ‘Farther Away’ | Chris Wallace | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
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