the me generation
noun/ðə ˈmiː dʒenəreɪʃn/
/ðə ˈmiː dʒenəreɪʃn/
[singular + singular or plural verb] (informal, disapproving)- the name used to refer to young people in the 1970s and 1980s who were especially interested in money and success and cared more about themselves than about others
- The me generation was/were one of the legacies of Thatcherism in Britain.
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