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iGen en · PROPN

Etymology

From i- + Gen(eration), from having grown up with the internet and in particular smartphones. Popularized by American psychologist Jean Twenge in her book iGen (2017).

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncommon) Clipping of iGeneration; synonym of Generation Z.
    • You should have heard some of the alternatives. According to MTV, other potential names included the Plurals, the Navigators, the Regenerators, iGen, ReGen and the Homeland Generation. 2015 December 2, “The Founders, the Plurals, iGen or ReGen – what should we call the post-millennials?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

wikipedia: iGen (book)