5 definitions by chameleon97
Kids who were born between 1992-2001, and therefore spent a majority of their childhood years in the 00s. This group can be seen as the Gen Y/Z transition. All of them graduated from high school and reached adulthood in the 2010s. They grew up during the transition from analog to digital technology. They grew up with consoles such as the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameBoy. They also grew up playing games such as Neopets and MyScene.
2010’s kid: I miss playing on my iPad as a kid...
2000’s kid: Sorry can’t relate, us 2000s kids didn’t have iPads growing up.
2000’s kid: Sorry can’t relate, us 2000s kids didn’t have iPads growing up.
by chameleon97 February 18, 2021
Kids who were born between 1992-2001, therefore spending a majority of their childhood in the 00s. These kids were the last to spend their childhood without iPads and iPhones, but iPods and flip phones were largely popular during their childhood. They may be the last to remember VHS. They played games such as Neopets, Webkinz, and MyScene.
2010’s kid: I miss playing games on my iPad!
2000’s kid: I didn’t grow up with iPads as a kid. I mostly played computer games.
2000’s kid: I didn’t grow up with iPads as a kid. I mostly played computer games.
by chameleon97 March 4, 2021
Kids who were born from 2002-2011, and therefore spent a majority of their childhood in the 2010s. They are the first to spend their childhood with iPhones and iPads. Therefore, they are the first kids to grow up playing app games. They grew up with consoles such as the Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4.
2010s kid: Playing Pokemon Go on my iPad was the highlight of my childhood!
2000s kid: I played that as a teenager, when I was a kid, I played Neopets and Webkinz on the computer.
2000s kid: I played that as a teenager, when I was a kid, I played Neopets and Webkinz on the computer.
by chameleon97 March 4, 2021
A microgeneration of people who were born near the cutoff date between Millennials and Gen Z (1996-2001) and feel too young or too old for both generations. They reached adulthood and graduated high school in the 2010s and spent their childhood during the transition from analog to digital technology. Zillennials are generally viewed as those who were born before 9/11. They were too young to be in K-12 education during 9/11 but too old to be in K-12 education during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Zoomer (Gen Z): Hey let’s do the Renegade dance on TikTok!
Zillennial: Sorry, I don’t use TikTok. I’m a Zillennial.
Millennial: I miss the good ‘ol days when the Internet didn’t even exist.
Zillennials: Can’t relate! I’m a Zillennial.
Zillennial: Sorry, I don’t use TikTok. I’m a Zillennial.
Millennial: I miss the good ‘ol days when the Internet didn’t even exist.
Zillennials: Can’t relate! I’m a Zillennial.
by chameleon97 July 19, 2020
A microgeneration of people (1996-2001) who were born near the cutoff between Millennials and Gen Z and feel too young and too old for both generations. They reached adulthood and graduated high school in the 2010s and spent their childhoods in the 2000s during the transition from analog to digital technology. They were the core audiences of Vine, Tumblr, and YikYak. Zillennials are generally viewed as those who were born before 9/11, but have little to no memory of it. They were too young to be in school during 9/11 but too old to be in school during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Millennial: I miss the good ‘ol days when the Internet didn’t even exist.
Zillennials: Sorry, can’t relate! I’m a Zillennial.
Zoomer (Gen Z): Hey let’s do the Renegade dance on TikTok!
Zillennial: Sorry, I don’t use TikTok. I’m a Zillennial.
Zillennials: Sorry, can’t relate! I’m a Zillennial.
Zoomer (Gen Z): Hey let’s do the Renegade dance on TikTok!
Zillennial: Sorry, I don’t use TikTok. I’m a Zillennial.
by chameleon97 December 21, 2020