z

Letter (1)

1. (letter, lowercase) The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee or izzard and written in the Latin script.

Letter (2) capitalized: Z

1. (letter, uppercase) The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed or zee and written in the Latin script.

Noun capitalized: Z

Z (plural Z's or Zs)

1. A member of Generation Z.
   • Take that a step further for Millennials and Zs by crafting an e-mail subject header that does the same but with even fewer characters; […]2017, Martha M. Ellis, Linda Garcia, Generation X Presidents Leading Community Colleges: New Challenges, New Leaders, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 10
   • The current progressive movement—and certainly the Millennials and Zs—understand that the Hyde Amendment is discriminatory […]2020, Zerlina Maxwell, The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide, New York, N.Y.: Hachette Books, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   Generation Z, Generation Zer, Gen Z, Gen-Zer, Zer, zoomer

2. (slang) Z-drug.
   • I can sell bricks, I don't need to rap
     Buj so peng it makes the fiends collapse
     Cook that coca into crack
     I was selling Zs while you was in your bed2013, Snap Capone, “Lights Out”, in The Memoir, from 0:16