Generation Xers
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Generation X — is a term used to describe generations in the United States and other countries born between the approximate years of 1965 to 1981, [http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1731528,00.html Gen X: The Ignored Generation? TIME ] ] the late… … Wikipedia
generation xer — ˌˈeksər noun (plural generation xers) Usage: usually capitalized G&X : a member of a generation designated X (as the generation of Americans born in the 1960s and 1970s) * * * Generation Xˈer noun A member of Generation X • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Generation Jones — is a term that describes people in certain English speaking countries born between the years 1954 and 1965. American social commentator Jonathan Pontell identified this generation and coined the term to name it.… … Wikipedia
Generation Y — Millennial redirects here. For the concept Millennialism, see Millennialism. This article is about the demographic cohort (a group of subjects with a common defining characteristic) following Generation X. For other uses, see Generation Y… … Wikipedia
generation lap — n. The tendency for young people to be increasingly more technically savvy than their parents or elders. Example Citation: It s not a generation gap; it s a generation lap. Gen Xers are lapping their elders in terms of their superior… … New words
Generation — For other uses, see Generation (disambiguation). Five generations of one family: in the center, a child; on the far left, her mother; on the far right, the child s grandmother; second from the left, the child s great grandmother; and second from… … Wikipedia
Generation Y — (jen.uh.ray.shun WY) n. The cohort of people born in 1978 or later. Also: Yer, Y er. Example Citation: Marketers know them and love them as Generation Y or the Echo Boom, a cohort that is more than 50 percent larger than the 45 million strong… … New words
Xers — members of the so called X generation … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
nexus generation — n. Another name for Generation Xers who represent, to some, a link (nexus) between the Industrial Age and the Information Age. Example Citation: If you want to know what kind of future we re headed for, try talking to young adults. Better still,… … New words
Gray ceiling — The gray ceiling is a business/societal phenomenon where the existing workforce of those born during the baby boom era prevents the slightly younger generation Xers from advancing or being promoted at their jobs. GeneralThe gray ceiling… … Wikipedia
