Generation X

== English == === Alternative forms === generation X, Gen-X, Gen X, X generation, X Generation === Etymology === Compound of generation +‎ X (used to represent an unknown quantity or unknown value). Sense 2 (“the post-baby boom generation”) was popularized by the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991) by the Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland (born 1961). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdʒɛnəɹeɪʃn̩ ˈɛks/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdʒɛnəˌɹeɪʃən ˈɛks/ Rhymes: -ɛks Hyphenation: Ge‧ne‧rat‧ion X === Proper noun === Generation X (originally Canada, Australia, New Zealand, US, UK, Ireland) (originally) A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation. [from 1950s] (specifically) The generation of people born after the baby boom that followed World War II, especially those born from the mid 1960s to early 1980s, sometimes characterized as cynical, disaffected, lacking direction in life, and unwilling to take part fully in society. Synonyms: MTV generation, (dated) 13th Gen Coordinate terms: boomers, Generation Y, Generation Z ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === Generation X on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Generation X (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Michael Dimock (17 January 2019), “Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins”, in Pew Research Center‎[2], archived from the original on 1 June 2020. === Anagrams === X Generation, X generation, exonerating