Generation X
A generation of people whose future is uncertainA generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation.
» Geriatric millennials often identify more closely with the traits of Generation X than with those of their own generation.
Значення
значень: 2(Австралія, Ірландія, Нова Зеландія, Британія, США)A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation.
(Австралія, Ірландія, Нова Зеландія, Британія, США, конкретно)The generation of people born after the baby boom that followed World War II, especially those born from 1965 to 1980, sometimes characterized as cynical, disaffected, lacking direction in life, and unwilling to take part fully in society.
Поколе́ние XPokolénije X
Покоління XPokolinnja X
Приклади
речень: 1Geriatric millennials often identify more closely with the traits of Generation X than with those of their own generation.
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мов: 8За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
Compound of generation + X (used to represent an unknown quantity or unknown value). SenseCompound of generation + X (used to represent an unknown quantity or unknown value). Sense 2 (“the post-baby boom generation”) was popularized by the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991) by the Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland (born 1961).
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