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Generation Y

As Generation Y kids were introduced to the World Wide Web through basic dial-up Internet, so did the shaping of their lifestyles and approach to socialization. These were significantly influenced by online connectivity's relatively primitive Etiquette in technology and the inevitable results of self-discovery by the users who were interacting online. These formative years of Internet technology was coincidentally the formative years of Generation Y members. Online etiquette and protocols of social and legal interaction were yet to be fully established and formalized and it was during this period that much of the landscape of the Internet was influenced and shaped by how Generation Y used the Internet as a platform for communication.

Information accessibility for Generation Y, in the 90's, was largely based on the use of the physical library for books, archives, and offline databases. This involved the handling of voluminous documents and paperwork (from general encyclopedias to special book collections), a legacy of the tedious academic process passed on by past generations. As the use of the Internet garnered momentum among the young Generation Y members, the increasing use of online groups, forums; bulletin boards facilitated the exchange of more information and expanded the interactivity of so many of the young users in the community. The frequency of interaction ultimately led to the integration of media content and popular topics of discussion - Internet pop culture
I loved fiddling around MSDOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows 98 as a kid. I'm Generation Y. Millennials can't be lumped together.
by CommandereON May 2, 2018
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Cold Y Generation

Classified as the last conscious equipped Generation. Meaning they kind of got the way the world worked, and it's not neccessarily a 'We Are The World' place as many Gen Y parents and pop culture would have them believe. Tend to have a uniqueness about them that needs to be explained.

Defining trait is that they have characteristics of Gen X and so called Gen Y, yet do not really feel like they are part of either. Also remember the Pre-Information age society, Cold War, and the arrival of the Gulf War.

Statisticians usually start at '81 and atop at '85. Strongest alienation seems to be between '81 -'83. Is not regulated to years as this 'in limbo' feeling can go back as far as the late '70s. Seemingly making the original end dates of Gen X as the most accurate.

They might even take offense being called Cold Y and make up their own name.
by tRuNeTiV March 5, 2009
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Y-Generation

the generation proceeding that which is commonly referred to as "X"
Kids from the Y-Generation are so inquisitive...they are always asking "Why?".
by Caitlin March 1, 2005
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Generation YZ

The group of fine people born in the overlapping years of Generations Y & Z. They believe that they know everything.
Being that he is a 1995 baby, he is a Generation YZ'r
by YZ One August 29, 2010
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generation yaf

generation you are fucked:

anyone who was born or graduated high school or colledge after 2008

they can not get out their parents house. Allow illegal immigrants to do the dirty work while they go to college. Then become young Republicans because they think, they are the saviors of the country.After graduation go to work in retail with hope of management. By the time the Republican are done. They will be working until they are 72 and the Dollar store will be a 10 dollar store. Put the beer and video game controller down and watch Front Line before it not there.
A retiring government employee:
boy I am sure glad I had Bill Clinton to help me because this is generation yaf because after an Idiot for 8 years and a one that bows to pressure they don't have a chance.
by 21cmonk July 27, 2011
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YouTube Generation

Persons born between 2005-2018 who constantly watch YouTube on a daily who makes amateur videos trying to blow up and be a viral Superstar / YouTuber
Kids these days been 6 hours a day watching YouTube there the YouTube generation
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Yeet Generation

Another name for Generation Z, or iGen, or now yeet generation
Person 1: Hey you ever heard of that yeet generation?

Person 2: yeah they’re the most sicko mode despacito people ever
by Slangbanginpoppin84 July 7, 2019
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