English Dictionary

Definition of “Generation X”

Generation X

members of the generation of people born between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s who are highly educated and underemployed, reject consumer culture, and have little hope for the future

ˌGeneration ˈXer noun

C20: from the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland

Generation X may claim that they were grossly offended, but they thumbed those pages with mind-boggled enthusiasm.

Times, Sunday Times (2002)

After reading Generation X , Julie knew that if she walked into a supermarket the world would end.

Scarlett Thomas GOING OUT (2002)

But Lang insists rap is to Generation X what folk was to baby boomers.

Misc (1999)

Generation X Douglas Coupland Only Americans buy books like this.

Independent (1998)

Generation X is making a cool appraisal of the costs and benefits of a medical career.

British Medical Journal (2002)

He tells me that he's thinking of leaving Generation X and going to America.

Hugh Cornwell A MULTITUDE OF SINS: Golden Brown, The Stranglers and Strange Little Girls (2004)

His top-drawer friendships, with the likes of billionaire Kerry Packer, gave way to new thirtysomething Generation X pals and associates.

New Zealand Herald (2004)

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