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Definition of “Generation Jones”

Generation Jones

Definitions

noun

  1. members of the generation of people born in the Western world between the mid-1950s and the mid-1960s

Word Origin

C20: from US slang jones, a strong desire for something

Example Sentences Including 'Generation Jones'

28 November 2004 Cosmo Landesman, who felt he never fitted, finds a home in the new Generation Jones identified last week.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)
Now Carat, a media planning agency, has come to my rescue with a claim that I'm part of Generation Jones.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)

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