Gen Xn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛn ˈɛks/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn ˈɛks/

Forms: also with lower case initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gen n.², X n.

Etymology: < gen n.² + X n., after Generation X n.This expression occurs earlier as an abbreviation of ‘Generation X’, the name of a band fronted by Billy Idol, which in turn echoed the title of a 1964 book by Jane Deverson and Charles Hamblett (compare quot. 1964 at Generation X n. 1). Compare:1977 Sounds 2 Apr. 28/1 No wonder Generation X sing about being ‘Above Love’, sensual body music it ain't.1977 Sounds 2 Apr. 28/2 Please form an orderly queue for Subway Sect and Gen-X.

Originally North American.

The generation of people born between the mid 1960s and the early 1980s and following the baby boomers (see baby boomer n.), originally characterized by older generations as disaffected, directionless, apathetic, or irresponsible, but in later life often regarded as self-sufficient, hard-working, adaptable, and resilient; = Generation X n. 2. Frequently (and in earliest use) as a modifier.In quot. 1992 with reference to Douglas Coupland's 1991 novel Generation X.

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1992 Weekend Sun (Vancouver) 8 Feb. d13/4 Coupland resurrected the Gen-X theme in more articles and a comic strip.

2002 Premiere Oct. 86/2 Look at this movie—two guys sitting around, talking about why they can't get their shit together. That is Gen X.

2014 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 10 a The Gen X adults have learned from corporate downsizing and massive layoffs and have become successful entrepreneurs or left corporate life for small nimble companies.

2020 Herald (Scotland) (Nexis) 22 Mar. Grunge is almost the distilled essence of Gen X. Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, and Smells Like Teen Spirit..really did represent the voice of a generation.

Derivatives

Gen Xer n.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛn ˈɛksə/

U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn ˈɛksər/

a member of Gen X; = Generation Xer n. at Generation X n. Derivatives.

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1992 Weekend Sun (Vancouver) 8 Feb. d13/1 [He is] into ‘disdain, or else ennui’. Which sounds about right when you think of Coupland and his Gen-Xers.

2007 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 15 July xiii. 7/4 Stewart said many Gen Xers have a sense of romance that Y's (Americans born after 1981) didn't inherit.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	gen x
释义	Gen Xn. Brit. /ˌdʒɛn ˈɛks/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn ˈɛks/ Forms: also with lower case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gen n.², X n. Etymology: < gen n.² + X n., after Generation X n.This expression occurs earlier as an abbreviation of ‘Generation X’, the name of a band fronted by Billy Idol, which in turn echoed the title of a 1964 book by Jane Deverson and Charles Hamblett (compare quot. 1964 at Generation X n. 1). Compare:1977 Sounds 2 Apr. 28/1 No wonder Generation X sing about being ‘Above Love’, sensual body music it ain't.1977 Sounds 2 Apr. 28/2 Please form an orderly queue for Subway Sect and Gen-X. Originally North American. The generation of people born between the mid 1960s and the early 1980s and following the baby boomers (see baby boomer n.), originally characterized by older generations as disaffected, directionless, apathetic, or irresponsible, but in later life often regarded as self-sufficient, hard-working, adaptable, and resilient; = Generation X n. 2. Frequently (and in earliest use) as a modifier.In quot. 1992 with reference to Douglas Coupland's 1991 novel Generation X. ΚΠ 1992 Weekend Sun (Vancouver) 8 Feb. d13/4 Coupland resurrected the Gen-X theme in more articles and a comic strip. 2002 Premiere Oct. 86/2 Look at this movie—two guys sitting around, talking about why they can't get their shit together. That is Gen X. 2014 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 10 a The Gen X adults have learned from corporate downsizing and massive layoffs and have become successful entrepreneurs or left corporate life for small nimble companies. 2020 Herald (Scotland) (Nexis) 22 Mar. Grunge is almost the distilled essence of Gen X. Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, and Smells Like Teen Spirit..really did represent the voice of a generation. Derivatives Gen Xer n. Brit. /ˌdʒɛn ˈɛksə/ , U.S. /ˌdʒɛn ˈɛksər/ a member of Gen X; = Generation Xer n. at Generation X n. Derivatives. ΚΠ 1992 Weekend Sun (Vancouver) 8 Feb. d13/1 [He is] into ‘disdain, or else ennui’. Which sounds about right when you think of Coupland and his Gen-Xers. 2007 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 15 July xiii. 7/4 Stewart said many Gen Xers have a sense of romance that Y's (Americans born after 1981) didn't inherit. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1992
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