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strawberry generation

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Singapore/ˈstɹɔːbɛɹi ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

strawberry generation proper noun: the generation born in the 1980s, characterised as effete and unable to cope with hard work and the pressures of modern life.

Proper noun

strawberry generation

  1. (Singapore, Taiwan) The generation born in the 1980s, characterised as effete and unable to cope with hard work and the pressures of modern life.
    • I can spend all day giving retorts and arguing my case, but I thought this was a good chance to speak up for the much maligned “strawberry generation” and wanted to make a much more different point to a much bigger problem.2012 June 21, Shawn Tan, “In defence of Gen Y & the strawberry generation – Why do Singaporeans hate each other so much?”, in The Temasek Times, retrieved 31 Oct 2015
    • Singapore’s young workers have been called the strawberry generation: easily bruised by work and life.[2013 August 6, Goh Chin Lian, Andrea Ong, “The Singapore worker: 20s go-getters, 30s & 40s in lower gear”, in The Straits Times, retrieved 31 Oct 2015

Origin of strawberry generation

Calque from Chinese 草莓族 (cǎoméizú), so called as people of the generation bruise easily like strawberries.

Questions about strawberry generation

What does strawberry generation mean?
Strawberry generation means the generation born in the 1980s, characterised as effete and unable to cope with hard work and the pressures of modern life.
What part of speech is strawberry generation?
Strawberry generation is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce strawberry generation?
Strawberry generation is pronounced /ˈstɹɔːbɛɹi ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ (Singapore).

Words near strawberry generation in the dictionary

  1. strawberry clovers
  2. strawberry crab
  3. strawberry crabs
  4. strawberry gallbladder
  5. strawberry gallbladders
  6. strawberry generation
  7. strawberry geranium
  8. strawberry geraniums
  9. strawberry guava
  10. strawberry guavas
  11. Strawberry Hill

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