Gen Y
Post-X cohort
Gen Y is another name for millennials—the generation born roughly between 1981 and 1996, following Generation X.
The term comes from the alphabetical sequence (X, Y, Z) but has largely been displaced by "millennial" in common usage: Gen Y grew up with the internet.
Also written Generation Y.
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- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- startupNew business enterprise
- gig economyWork based on temporary contracts
- co-workingShared professional workspace
minimalism · craft beer · brunch · selfie · Instagram · side hustle · work-life balance · remote work
Interconnected computer systems
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
app · gaming · hashtag · blogging · vlogging · podcasting · texting · instant messaging
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- diversityState of varied elements
- inclusionBeing made part
- equalitySame status for all
environmentalism · activism · tolerance · mental health awareness · LGBTQ rights · climate action · ethical consumption · authenticity
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- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
- VHSAnalog tape format
- Spice GirlsNineties British pop act
- Backstreet BoysNineties pop vocal group
slap bracelets · Furbies · Nickelodeon · Lisa Frank · Goosebumps · Oregon Trail · floppy disks · Game Boy
Concerning thousand-year cycles
- digital nativePerson raised with internet
- young adultPerson just past adolescence
- twenty-somethingAged 20-29
- thirty-somethingApproximately in one's thirties
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- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- startupNew business enterprise
- gig economyWork based on temporary contracts
co-working · minimalism · craft beer · brunch · selfie · Instagram · side hustle · work-life balance · remote work · student debt
internet
Interconnected computer systems
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
e-commerce · app · gaming · hashtag · blogging · vlogging · podcasting · texting · instant messaging · MySpace
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
- diversityState of varied elements
- inclusionBeing made part
equality · environmentalism · activism · tolerance · mental health awareness · LGBTQ rights · climate action · ethical consumption · authenticity · work-life balance
pogs
Collectible disc game
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
- VHSAnalog tape format
- Spice GirlsNineties British pop act
Backstreet Boys · slap bracelets · Furbies · Nickelodeon · Lisa Frank · Goosebumps · Oregon Trail · floppy disks · Game Boy · Nokia
millennial
Concerning thousand-year cycles
- digital nativePerson raised with internet
- young adultPerson just past adolescence
- twenty-somethingAged 20-29
Gen YBoomers
Named sports organization
Silent Generation · Greatest Generation · Gen Z · Zoomers · Gen Alpha
- Gene Hackman
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
- younger generationThose born later
- next generationSubsequent group following current
- new generationSuccessors to current group
- thriller genreFiction built on tension
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