Generation X

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • (originally) A generation of people whose future is uncertain.
  • (specifically) The generation of people born after the baby boom that followed World War II, especially those born in the 1960s and 1970s.

Etymology

Compound from English generation + English X (Christ).

Origin

English

X

Gloss

Christ

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