Generation X
noun
the generation born between about 1966 and 1980.
Generation Xer
-
a word derived from
Generation X.
Example Sentences
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I became a Costco member five or six years ago and speaking as a Generation Xer who spent most of his life being skeptical about consumerism, it’s totally embarrassing how much I love Costco.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
“He’s a Generation Xer, he’s a hacker, he’s a gamer, he’s a nerd,” said Nic Garcia, a politics reporter at the Denver Post.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 5, 2019
Like a Generation Xer, I married later, had children later and was very focused on my career.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2017
My operating principle as a typical Generation Xer, a child of divorce, is that you don’t pass that on to the next generation.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2017
As in the return of Hush Puppies and Star Trek: The Next Generation, Xer chic is often retroeclectic.
From Time Magazine Archive
