Gen-Xer
Slacker generation member
A Gen-Xer is a member of Generation X—the cohort born roughly between the mid-1960s and early 1980s, sandwiched between baby boomers and millennials.
The generation is often characterized as skeptical, independent, and shaped by latchkey childhoods and economic uncertainty: As a Gen-Xer, she remembers when MTV actually played music videos.
Youth-oriented video network
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- VHSAnalog tape format
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
Atari · boombox · new wave · hair metal · synthesizer · neon · leg warmers · breakdancing
Accumulated dirt or filth
- NirvanaRelease from earthly existence
- flannelSoft napped cloth
- Doc MartensAir-cushioned leather boots
- FriendsNineties sitcom, six Manhattanites
Seinfeld · The X-Files · Pulp Fiction · The Matrix · dot-com · Windows 95 · dial-up · chat rooms
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- middle childSibling between oldest and youngest
cynicism · skepticism · pragmatism · adaptability · work-life balance · cultural bridge
Depending on oneself alone
- independenceFreedom from external control
- after-schoolFollowing final bell
- unsupervisedWithout oversight or guidance
- house keyTool unlocking your residence
working parents · empty house · autonomy · responsibility · microwave dinner · resourcefulness · resilience · early maturity
MTV
Youth-oriented video network
arcade · Atari · boombox · new wave · hair metal · synthesizer · neon · leg warmers · breakdancing · cold war
grunge
Accumulated dirt or filth
- NirvanaRelease from earthly existence
- flannelSoft napped cloth
- Doc MartensAir-cushioned leather boots
Seinfeld · Friends · The X-Files · Pulp Fiction · The Matrix · dot-com · Windows 95 · dial-up · chat rooms · Y2K
baby boomers
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
middle child · cynicism · skepticism · pragmatism · adaptability · work-life balance · cultural bridge
self-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
- independenceFreedom from external control
- after-schoolFollowing final bell
- unsupervisedWithout oversight or guidance
working parents · house key · empty house · autonomy · responsibility · microwave dinner · resourcefulness · resilience · early maturity · fend for yourself
Gen-Xeridealist
Pursuer of noble principles
joiner · yuppie · hippie · organization man · conformist
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