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Generation X

Group of people born in the 60s and 70s classified as lacking morals, respect, and a cause. A reactive generation generally viewed negatively by older generations. This generation has been shown to make up to 12% less than their fathers comparatively in 1974, halting the historical trend.
All the Generation Xers that I work with are broke and their parents do not understand why.
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Generation X

The kind of label Gen Xers are supposed to reject.

Some folks who grew up during the eighties, survived, surprisingly, even Wham!, and who at least initially weren't quite as thrilled at the prospect of becoming wage slaves and didn't dream quite as much of a life in the 'burbs as they had been expected to.

In reality nothing close to a majority of a whole generation or even age cohort ever had any resemblance to the stereotype. Wham! still sold a lot of records. Then came underwear with ostentatiously displayed brand name, and heroin chic in tow, so pervading a trend it's not necessary to mention the name of the brand and effects of the anorexic plague are still with us. So much for “generation”, “market savvy”, “anti-consumerist” and "anti-materialistic" at least as far as a whole generation is concerned.
Oh man, that Generation X rubbish again...
by So? July 7, 2008
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Generation Text ™

The following generation, referred to as Generation Z, Generation I3334, Digital Natives, iGen, Gen. Techcitation needed the internet generation35 and various other names, was born between 1999 and 2009 (decade).363738 I call this generation of people born between 1999 and 2009 (decade).GENERATION TEXT™.

Originally, text messaging was invented for the deaf and blind. Therefore its use for the general public did not become popular until 2000. In some way then Graffiti influenced the growth of a text messaging culture. Its unique approach to socially engaging the viewer to read an abbreviated message, its perhaps the most important way Graffiti influenced text culture.
May 4-5, 2009 - Clark Kerr Campus at UC BerkeleyThis idea is all about the safety of Generation Text ™( in real time).The target market has no boundaries or territories.The target market blogs,banks,shops,crowd sources ideas,post,text,sms,uploads videos,goes to class,files government reports,pays…April 28, 2009cynthia dimaria

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by cindy holbrook March 2, 2010
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generation gape

(v.) -- to gaze stupidly or in open-mouthed surprise or wonder at someone from another generation for doing or saying something completely surprising or incomprehensible due to the generation gap.
"Whenever I say something old-fashioned to my teenage sons, they just look at me in a totally befuddled way and then generation gape at me in wide-eyed wonder. 'Oh Dad, please!' is what they are thinking, I'm sure!"
by PRwiz101 March 15, 2012
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generation cry

The term used to apply to those who have come of age recently who, instead of taking deliberate steps to fight real or misperceived injustice and protesting appropriately, cry into their devices about how the world that they live in and can certainly exert control over is not fair and that the other side is completely wrong.
Linda decided to get off of all social media, as the many voices of generation cry sickened her with their constant cries that all people who do not agree with them need to agree with them because they can only be solely right.
by von groovy August 26, 2017
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Generational Rodeo

The act of having sex with 3 generations of the same family.
A Generational rodeo?? It’s like the cowboy three way but you add a hot grandma to the mix.
by Drock1954 December 10, 2018
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Generational Swing Back

Today’s young adults & adults (basically anyone between the ages of 15-50 years of age) enjoy the idea of tattoos and piercings. While these past two generations seem to dig the cultural fun in your body being a “canvas” the newer generations are going to create a so-called “Swing Back” where they think tattoos and piercings are gross or too mainstream and will not do anything to their bodies in this art form.
Dude! Have you heard of the Generational Swing Back? No one will have tattoos or piercings by 2080! Could you imagine a bare canvas?

The Generational Swing Back has increased the numbers of people with nude bare skin. Tattoos and piercings are of the yester year!
by Psycho_Luna April 17, 2019
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