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Gen Y

Gen Y is the clipping of Generation Y.

Meaning of Generation Y

Proper noun

Generation Y

  1. The generation of people born between 1981 and 1996 following Generation X.

Noun

Gen Y (plural Gen Ys)

  1. A member of Generation Y.
    • Gen Ys grew up in a media-saturated postmodern world where technology was pervasive.2013, Pierre Benckendorff, Gianna Moscardo, “Generational cohorts and ecotourism”, in Roy Ballantyne, Jan Packer, editors, International Handbook on Ecotourism, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page...
    • Growing up, Gen Ys were bombarded with messages, more than any other generation. Due to the 24/7 nature of news and information and with their tech savvy skills and links into social media, they are connected and move forward with high expectations.2013, Diane E. Spiegel, The Gen Y Handbook: Applying Relationship Leadership to Engage Millennials, SelectBooks, →ISBN

Forms of Gen Y

pluralGen Ys

Questions about Gen Y

What does Gen Y mean?
Gen Y means a member of Generation Y.
What is Gen Y the clipping of?
Gen Y is the clipping of Generation Y.
What part of speech is Gen Y?
Gen Y is a noun.
What is the plural of Gen Y?
The plural of Gen Y is Gen Ys.

Words near Gen Y in the dictionary

  1. gen up
  2. Gen X
  3. Gen X-er
  4. Gen Xer
  5. Gen Xers
  6. Gen Y
  7. Gen Ys
  8. Gen Z
  9. Gen Z shake
  10. Gen Z stare
  11. Gen Z stares

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gen Y (page history and authors); Generation Y (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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