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X Generation

X Generation is the alternative form of Generation X.

Meaning of Generation X

Proper noun

Generation X

  1. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, US, originally) A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation.
    • When historians evaluate the contribution of Generation X one theme will recur over and over again, and that is the rage and revulsion handed from Father to Son.1964, Charles Hamblett, Jane Deverson, Generation X, →OCLC, page 191
  2. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, US, specifically) The generation of people born after the baby boom that followed World War II, especially those born from 1965 to 1980, sometimes characterized as cynical, disaffected, lacking direction in life, and unwilling to take part fully in society.
    • Any self-respecting Generation Xer […] might notice that Mr. [Douglas] Coupland's death knell for Generation X coincides with the promotion of his latest book, “Microserfs” (HarperCollins)1995 June 18, John Marchese, “The short shelf life of Generation X”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 35

Proper noun capitalized: X generation

X generation

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Generation X.
    • Instant gratification is the curse of the X generation.2013, Percival Everett, James Kincaid, A History of the African-American People
    • The Pontiac Aztec is a now-classic example of a product that attempted to capture the X generation with a car customized to their every need.2013, Tony Davila, Marc Epstein, Robert Shelton, How to Become Innovative

Questions about X Generation

What is X Generation the alternative form of?
X Generation is the alternative form of Generation X.
What part of speech is X Generation?
X Generation is a proper noun.

Words near X Generation in the dictionary

  1. X chromosome
  2. X chromosomes
  3. X disease
  4. x factor
  5. x factors
  6. X Generation
  7. X irradiation
  8. X irradiations
  9. X mark
  10. X marks
  11. X marks the spot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: X Generation (page history and authors); X generation (page history and authors); Generation X (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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