Gen Xer
Post-boomer, pre-millennial
A Gen Xer is a person born during Generation X, roughly 1965 to 1980—after the baby boomers and before the millennials.
The cohort is associated with cultural markers like MTV, latchkey childhoods, and economic disillusionment.
As a Gen Xer, she remembers when the internet didn't exist.
Also spelled Gen X'er or Gen-Xer.
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- age groupPopulation segment by birth years
- demographicStatistical population category
Youth-oriented video network
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- Rubik's CubeRotating color-matching puzzle
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
VHS · breakdancing · legwarmers · neon · Atari · boombox · Cold War · Reaganomics
Accumulated dirt or filth
- NirvanaRelease from earthly existence
- flannelSoft napped cloth
- dot-comWeb-based commercial enterprise
- FriendsNineties sitcom, six Manhattanites
Seinfeld · slacker · coffeehouse · alternative rock · Winona Ryder · Kurt Cobain · irony · apathy
Distrust of human sincerity
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
anti-establishment · questioning authority · media-savvy · authenticity · slacker · whatever · eye-roll · detachment
Child returning to empty home
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- DIYAmateur home projects
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
unsupervised · free-range · resourceful · self-starter · entrepreneurial · adaptable · resilient · pragmatic
baby boomers
1946-1964 birth cohort
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- age groupPopulation segment by birth years
MTV
Youth-oriented video network
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- Rubik's CubeRotating color-matching puzzle
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
cassette · VHS · breakdancing · legwarmers · neon · Atari · boombox · Cold War · Reaganomics · John Hughes
grunge
Accumulated dirt or filth
Friends · Seinfeld · slacker · coffeehouse · alternative rock · Winona Ryder · Kurt Cobain · irony · apathy · McJob
cynicism
Distrust of human sincerity
disillusionment · anti-establishment · questioning authority · media-savvy · authenticity · slacker · whatever · eye-roll · detachment · jaded
latchkey kid
Child returning to empty home
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- DIYAmateur home projects
self-sufficient · unsupervised · free-range · resourceful · self-starter · entrepreneurial · adaptable · resilient · pragmatic · problem-solver
Gen Xeridealist
Pursuer of noble principles
joiner · organization man · yuppie · hippie · optimist
Gen Xerboomer
Midcentury generation member
millennial · baby boomer · zoomer · Gen Zer
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