Meaning

7 senses
  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal, uncountable)Information.

    informal term for information

  2. (uncountable)Information about the location of a bird.

  3. (slang, uncountable)Fan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex.

  4. (slang)A generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).

  5. (informal)A generation (group of people born in a specific range of years).

  6. (in compounds, informal)A specific version of something in a chronological sequence.

  7. (UK, obsolete, slang)A shilling.

Examples

20 sentences
  1. It's a Gen Z word for "awesome."

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  2. Gen Z wants everything, but doesn't do anything.

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  3. There are 61 million Gen Zers in the U.S.

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  4. Gun violence is another crucial issue for Gen Zers.

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  5. Instant noodles are the official food of Gen Z.

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Origin

Clipping of general. Shortened from generate and generator. Clipping of generation.

Clipping of general.

Shortened from generate and generator.

Clipping of generation.

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Forms

plural: gens
Singulargen

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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