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Zillennials

Micro-generation of people born on the cusp of the Millennial generation and Gen Z.

Most authors and researchers use the date range 1993-1998 for the definition.
Zillennials refer to themselves as being "too young for Millennials but too old for Gen Z"
- Mike: I really don't feel like a Millennial, i can't relate to 80's babies
-Sarah: Well, maybe you are a cusper
-Mike: Really?

-Sarah: Yeah, they are called Zillennials! Born between '93 and '98
-Mike: Wow that fits better for me!
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Zillennials

According to most reliable sources the Zillennials are the micro-generation of people born from around 1993-1998.

They are the transitional years from Millennials to Gen Z, having a bit of the mentality of both generations and sharing experiences with both, being seen as the "bridge" for this generations by marketers.
Zillennials are the generational sandwiched middle children
by Zillennialwizard December 18, 2022
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Zillennials

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.
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Zillennials

Also known as Generation Z or the generation born after millennials.

This group starts with those born in the late 2000's through the 2010's.

For a long time, many people could not come to an agreement on the terminology for the post-millennial generation, but this phrase has been gaining in popularity the past few years.
Those zillennials really don't know how good they have it.
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Zillennial

A micro-generation between 1992 and 1996. Those who do not fit into millennial culture and relate more to zoomer (1997-2012) culture.

Rapid change of technology, politics, media, and life around the late 2000s and early 2010s creates a divide for people who were only children during that time. Being teenagers, late millennials often feel they are more on the side of Gen Z who were entering teen years, rather than relating to older millennials who remember and dealt with the world as adults before and during such a massive cultural shift.
Zillennial makes sense for early to mid 90s babies who only remember the 90s as childhood thoughts. Pure zoomers don't remember the 90s. Millennials owned the 90s.

"Being born in 1994 makes millennial culture feel kinda foreign to me. I'm at the cusp, making me a zillennial."

If you didn't have STRONG feelings when 9/11 happened, you're not a millennial. If you vaguely remember it or too young to understand, zillennial.
by pinkponyrave December 31, 2025
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zillennial

A micro-generation that is the tail-end of milennials and beginning of Gen Z born 1990-2003
Charli xcx is a famous zillennial and is a brat.
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Zillennials

Giles is NOT a Zillennial, he is a millennial and he is in denial
he is NOT a Zillennials
by abigailxo April 4, 2025
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