Gen X

American  

[jen eks] / ˈdʒɛn ˈɛks /

Or GenX,

noun

1. another term for Generation X.

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Other Word Forms

• Gen X'er noun

Etymology

Origin of Gen X

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

“They became kind of a cliché with their image as a tech-bro shoe, and they continued to target slightly older consumers — millennials or Gen X — and I think that was the wrong strategy,” she said.

From MarketWatch

A Jeremiah figure among millennial and Gen X parents for his warnings of impending social media doom and ruin, Haidt didn’t mince words when forecasting the impact of the recent court cases.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m of that micro generation between Gen X and Millennials, those born between 1978-1983, referred to somewhat embarrassingly as Xennials.

From The Wall Street Journal

McCarthy has a delicate, soft-spoken way about him, shy and introspective, if a little melancholy, with a boyish smile that became the signifying feature of his big-screen persona and the reason Gen X girls flocked to the movie theater during the Reagan and Bush administrations.

From Los Angeles Times

A challenger pointed out that if “Ring My Bell” was guaranteed to bring abundance, then all the members of Gen X who heard the track in 1979 would be rich by now.

From The Wall Street Journal