Generation X
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Generation X¹
- /ˌdʒɛnəɹeɪʃn̩ ˈɛks/ UK
- /ˌdʒɛnəˌɹeɪʃən ˈɛks/ US
Rhymes with -ɛks
Where it comes from
Compound of generation + X (used to represent an unknown quantity or unknown value). Sense 2 (“the post-baby boom generation”) was popularized by the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991) by the Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland (born 1961).
proper noun generation X · Gen-X · Gen X · X generation · X Generation
- A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation. When historians evaluate the contribution of Generation X one theme will recur over and over again, and that is the rage and revulsion handed from Father to Son.
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The generation of people born after the baby boom that followed World War II, especially those born from 1965 to 1980, sometimes characterized as cynical, disaffected, lacking direction in life, and unwilling to take part fully in society.
Any self-respecting Generation Xer […] might notice that Mr. [Douglas] Coupland's death knell for Generation X coincides with the promotion of his latest book, “Microserfs” (HarperCollins)
Similar: MTV generation, 13th Gen
generation X²
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Generation X That was just some anecdata for you: in generation X, we never felt as though we were drinking more than our parents, because they drank a hell of a lot, and were relatively free of ancillary taboos, such as drink-driving.
Translations
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name generation of people born after the baby boom that followed World War II
| Español | generación X |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | X세대 Xsedae |
| 日本語 | ジェネレーションX |
| 中文 | X世代 X shìdài |
| हिन्दी | X पीढ़ी X pīṛhī |
| Português | Geração X |
| Français | génération X |
| Italiano | Generazione X |
| Ελληνικά | Γενιά Χ Geniá Ch |
| Română | Generația X |
| Русский | Поколе́ние X Pokolénije X |
| العربية | الجيل إكس |
Talk about this word "Generation X." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/generation%20x. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Generation X. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/generation%20x "Generation X." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/generation%20x.Cite this
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