: generation x
Gen X managed to stretch adolescence beyond all previous limits: Its members started becoming adults earlier and finished becoming adults later.—
Jean M. Twenge
—often used before another nounJean M. Twengea Gen X celebrity
—often hyphenated in such use… 'The Blair Witch Project,' a stealth blockbuster with clever Internet marketing and so much Gen-X appeal that it's spooking Hollywood.—Newsweek
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Gen Xer
noun
or Gen-Xer
plural Gen Xers or Gen-Xers
… only about 56 percent of high-school seniors in 2015 went out on dates; for Boomers and Gen Xers, the number was about 85 percent.
—Jean M. Twenge
Jean M. Twenge
Like many Gen-Xers, I remember childhood as an uncomplicated time when the only thing you had to worry about was being home by dark.
—Bethany Young Hardy
Bethany Young Hardy
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The use was higher among Gen Z and millennials compared to Gen X and boomers.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Social Security planning tips for Gen X and late millennials.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Gen X beauty consumer is a powerful one in terms of spending power, though it has historically been underserved by the category.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Adam Klein Adam Klein won season 33 Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X in December 2016.
—Ale Russian, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Social Security planning tips for Gen X and late millennials.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Gen X beauty consumer is a powerful one in terms of spending power, though it has historically been underserved by the category.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Adam Klein Adam Klein won season 33 Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X in December 2016.
—Ale Russian, People.com, 22 May 2025
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“Gen X.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gen%20X. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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