Gen X
noun/ˌdʒen ˈeks/
/ˌdʒen ˈeks/
(informal) (also Generation X)
[uncountable + singular or plural verb]- the group of people who were born between the middle of the 1960s and the late 1970s, who seem to lack a sense of direction in life and to feel that they have no part to play in society
- Gen X is/are already looking forward to retirement.
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