millennials
Post-boomer, pre-zoomer cohort
Millennials are the generation born roughly between 1981 and 1996, reaching adulthood around the turn of the millennium.
The term often carries connotations—positive or negative depending on the speaker—of being tech-savvy, entitled, or economically burdened: Millennials killed the diamond industry.
Also called Generation Y.
Having rightful claim
- lazyAvoiding effort or exertion
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- snowflakeFeathery ice crystal
- participation trophyAward for mere involvement
job-hopping · homeownership · student debt · burnout · hustle culture · quarter-life crisis · boomerang kids · helicopter parents
Online content-sharing platforms
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- appsMobile software, briefly
Netflix · Spotify · online shopping · digital native · tech-savvy · screen time · connectivity · WiFi
Mashed green fruit on bread
- brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
- craft beerSmall-batch artisanal beer
- experiencesEvents personally lived through
- travelMovement between locations
minimalism · side hustle · adulting · FOMO · selfie · influencer · viral · meme
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- diversityState of varied elements
- inclusionBeing made part
- equalitySame status for all
- activismDirect effort for reform
social justice · environmentalism · authenticity · transparency · ethical consumption · fair trade · progressive · LGBTQ rights
Post-boomer demographic label
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
- Generation XMid-sixties to eighties births
- Generation ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
- boomersPostwar demographic cohort
cohort · demographics · age group · digital natives · generational divide · coming of age · adulthood · lifecycle
entitled
Having rightful claim
- lazyAvoiding effort or exertion
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- snowflakeFeathery ice crystal
participation trophy · job-hopping · homeownership · student debt · burnout · hustle culture · quarter-life crisis · boomerang kids · helicopter parents · overeducated
social media
Online content-sharing platforms
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
apps · Netflix · Spotify · online shopping · digital native · tech-savvy · screen time · connectivity · WiFi · mobile-first
avocado toast
Mashed green fruit on bread
- brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
- craft beerSmall-batch artisanal beer
- experiencesEvents personally lived through
travel · minimalism · side hustle · adulting · FOMO · selfie · influencer · viral · meme · podcast
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
activism · social justice · environmentalism · authenticity · transparency · ethical consumption · fair trade · progressive · LGBTQ rights · feminism
Gen Y
Post-boomer demographic label
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
- Generation XMid-sixties to eighties births
- Generation ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
boomers · cohort · demographics · age group · digital natives · generational divide · coming of age · adulthood · lifecycle · sociologists
- generationsbaby boomers, Gen Z, Gen X, baby boomer, Silent Generation
- young generationsGen Z, teenagers, youth, Gen Alpha, tweens
- social trendsincome inequality, feminism, social mobility, environmentalism, wealth gap
- Generational issuesbaby boomers, Gen X, Gen Z, parenting styles, cultural shifts
- market segmentssegments, demographics, demographic, geographic, behavioral
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
millennialsbaby boomers
1946-1964 birth cohort
boomers · Generation X · Generation Z · traditionalists · Gen X
millennialsboomers
Postwar demographic cohort
baby boomers · traditionalists · old guard · establishment · company men
- millennial humorComedy born from burnout
- millennial pinkMuted salmon hue, circa 2016
- millennial jokesComedy about a demographic cohort
postmillennialism, millennial, millennialism, postmillennial