snowflake generation
snowflake generation · snowflake generations
The generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, viewed as being hypersensitive and…The generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, viewed as being hypersensitive and needlessly treated as special compared with previous generations.
Meaning
2 sensesThe generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, viewed as being hypersensitive and needlessly treated as special compared with previous generations.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snowflake, generation.
Origin
From the use of snowflake for a hypersensitive young person who sees themselves as uniqueFrom the use of snowflake for a hypersensitive young person who sees themselves as unique and special.
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Forms
plural: snowflake generations| Singular | snowflake generation |
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