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Gen X en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdʒɛn ˈɛks/

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of Generation X.
    • If the MTV innovation is one hallmark of Gen X, another important attribute is this generation's sense of humor, which is self-conscious, self-deprecating, and filled with irony, but also tends to be somewhat subversive and antiestablishment. 1999, Rob Owen, Gen X TV: The Brady Bunch to Melrose Place, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 54:

Forms

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Gen-X alternative lexicographic
gen X alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Gen-Xer