Gen Z
/ˌd͡ʒɛn ˈzɛd//ˌd͡ʒɛn ˈziː/
Gen Z is the clipping of Generation Z.
Meaning of Generation Z
Proper noun
Generation Z
- The generation of people born between the mid-late 1990s and early 2010s, following Generation Y, typically defined as beginning with births in 1997 and ending with births in 2012.
- Generation Z, those born after 1997, also known as the Millennials or the “I” generation, grew up watching the fall of the World Trade Center, the crash of the financial markets, and the intoxicating greed of financial moguls.2013, Robert E. Gunther, William S. Kane, Leigh Thompson, Martha I. Finney, The Truth About Better Decision-Making (Collection), FT Press, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- iGeneration, iGen, digital natives, Post-Millennials, Generation K, zoomers
Noun
Gen Z (plural Gen Zs)
- Synonym of Gen-Zer.
- There’s nothing worse, after all, than male mutton dressed as lamb; or an old-style peacock dressed like a TikTok-ing Gen Z.2019 November 29, Jonathan Heaf, “Confessions of a hypedad”, in ES Magazine, London, page 56, column 2
- Gen Zs predominantly use social media for constant consumption and entertainment or, as the term is becoming known, ‘infotainment’ (material that is intended to inform and entertain).2020, Dominic Traynor, Cath Bufton-Green, “Conscious consumers”, in Literacy Beyond the Classroom: Ten Real-World Projects Proven to Raise Attainment in Primary English, London: Bloomsbury Publishing...
- Synonyms:
- Gen-Zer
Proper noun capitalized: gen Z
gen Z
- Alternative letter-case form of Gen Z.
- Consumers now sell what they no longer want to wear – earning money and participating in the circular economy in the process. Goat says this is part of the appeal for gen Z: “the secondhand market is a legitimate way for young people to make money on their own terms.”2023 March 12, Lauren Cochrane, “Cheap, cool and kind to nature: how secondhand became UK fashion’s main attraction”, in The Observer
Synonyms of Gen Z
Forms of Gen Z
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Gen-Z |
| alternative form | Gen Zed |
| Noun | |
| plural | Gen Zs |
Origin of Gen Z
Clipped compound of Generation Z.
Words formed from Gen Z
Words that rhyme with Gen Z
Questions about Gen Z
- What does Gen Z mean?
- Gen Z means synonym of Gen-Zer.
- What is Gen Z the clipping of?
- Gen Z is the clipping of Generation Z.
- What part of speech is Gen Z?
- Gen Z can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Gen Z?
- Gen Z is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒɛn ˈzɛd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Gen Z?
- The plural of Gen Z is Gen Zs.
Words near Gen Z in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Gen Z (page history and authors); gen Z (page history and authors); Generation Z (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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