Generation X

[ jen-uh-rey-shuhn eks ]

noun

the generation born between about 1966 and 1980.

Origin of Generation X

First recorded in 1990–95; named after the novel of the same name by Douglas Coupland (born 1961), German-born Canadian artist and novelist

Also Gen X, Gen·X, Gen-X .

Words Nearby Generation X

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How to use Generation X in a sentence

Looking back, I feel like there was something really magical about that whole period: Generation X, Grunge, slackers.
Winona Ryder Dishes on ‘Homefront,’ ‘Beetlejuice 2,’ and Generation X | Andrew Romano | November 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is an empathic style that earned Blume the devotion of Generation X just as those kids came of age and began craving a guide.
Judy Blume Makes a Movie | Gina Piccalo | October 20, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Generation X is now middle-aged and ready to revisit its formative years.
The '80s, Part II | Gina Piccalo | March 19, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Generation X

Generation X

noun

members of the generation of people born between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s who are highly educated and underemployed, reject consumer culture, and have little hope for the future

Origin of Generation X

C20: from the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland

Derived forms of Generation X

Generation Xer, noun

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