Gen X
Millennials' parents, often
Gen X refers to the generation born roughly between 1965 and 1980, following the baby boomers and preceding millennials.
The X suggests an undefined or overlooked identity—a generation sandwiched between larger demographic cohorts.
Gen Xers are stereotypically characterized as independent, skeptical, and culturally shaped by latchkey childhoods and early MTV: Gen X invented slacker culture.
Youth-oriented video network
- grungeAccumulated dirt or filth
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- VHSAnalog tape format
- mixtapeInformal song compilation
Nirvana · arcade · cassette · boombox · floppy disk · dot-com · neon · leg warmers
Disposition toward doubt
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- slackerIdle responsibility evader
apathy · disaffected · pragmatism · nonconformity · distrust · questioning · realism · contrarian
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- birthrateNewborns per capita measure
census · age group · baby bust · cultural identity · generational divide
Depending on oneself alone
- unsupervisedWithout oversight or guidance
- independenceFreedom from external control
- after-schoolFollowing final bell
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
responsibility · empty house · house key · alone time · self-sufficient · free range · TV dinners · divorce rate
MTV
Youth-oriented video network
mixtape · Nirvana · arcade · cassette · boombox · floppy disk · dot-com · neon · leg warmers · yuppie
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
slacker · apathy · disaffected · pragmatism · nonconformity · distrust · questioning · realism · contrarian · independent
baby boomers
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
birthrate · census · age group · baby bust · cultural identity · generational divide
self-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
- unsupervisedWithout oversight or guidance
- independenceFreedom from external control
- after-schoolFollowing final bell
autonomy · responsibility · empty house · house key · alone time · self-sufficient · free range · TV dinners · divorce rate
- market segmentssegments, demographics, demographic, geographic, behavioral
- age slanggeezer, codger, coot, old fart, old timer
- family generationsgrandparents, grandchildren, grandparent, grandchild, family tree
- Gen Xlatchkey kids, slackers, grunge, alternative rock, MTV
- generationsbaby boomers, millennials, Gen Z, baby boomer, Gen Alpha
- generations & geneticsGen Z, millennials, boomers, Gen Alpha, DNA
Gen XBoomers
Named sports organization
Gen Z · Generation Z · Silent Generation · Greatest Generation · Zoomers
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
- younger generationThose born later
- next generationSubsequent group following current
- new generationSuccessors to current group
- first generationEarliest in a line
- older generationThose born earlier
generation, generate, generator, generations, generated, generating, generators, Generation X