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iGen

iGen is the clipping of iGeneration.

Meaning of iGeneration

Proper noun

iGeneration

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of Generation Z.
    Synonyms:
    Generation Z

Origin of iGen

From i- + Gen(eration), from having grown up with the internet and in particular smartphones. Popularized by American psychologist Jean Twenge in her book iGen (2017).

Questions about iGen

What is iGen the clipping of?
IGen is the clipping of iGeneration.

Words near iGen in the dictionary

  1. IGCT
  2. IgD
  3. igdloite
  4. Igdyr
  5. IGE
  6. iGen
  7. iGeneration
  8. Iger
  9. Iges
  10. IGF
  11. IGFs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: iGen (page history and authors); iGeneration (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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