Gen X

See also: Gen-X

English

Alternative forms

• gen X, Gen-X

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdʒɛn ˈɛks/

Proper noun

Gen X

1. Clipping of Generation X.

   Coordinate terms: Gen Y, Gen Z

   • 1999, Rob Owen, Gen X TV: The Brady Bunch to Melrose Place, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 54:

     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.

Derived terms

• Gen-Xer