Generation Y

American  

[jen-uh-rey-shuhn wahy] / ˈdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən ˈwaɪ /

GenY,

noun

1. the generation born between about 1980 and the mid-1990s.

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Generation Y British  

noun

1. members of the generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s who are seen as being discerning consumers with a high disposable income

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Etymology

Origin of Generation Y

First recorded in 1990–95; patterned on Generation X

Example Sentences

It had to be an urban location where Generation Y professionals would want to work, and where self-driving cars would need to operate.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2018

But Horowitz's focus is very much on what he calls his "Generation Y" characters - those born in the 1980s and early 90s - and the challenges they face living in the capital.

From BBC • May 23, 2016

Yet the use of social media by Generation Y artists is more complicated than simple critique or celebration, just as these spaces themselves occupy muddy moral waters.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2016

We often hear about the mental health epidemic sweeping Generation Y, but Michele confesses that she is also a worrier and a catastrophist, and that playing her instruments helps calm her down.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2016

Today’s younger buyers, loosely referred to as Generation Y, have embraced a term that would have turned off their immediate forebears.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2016