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Zillennials 

Microgeneration of people born between 1992/1993-1998
Too young to be a Millennial but too old to be a Gen Z'er.
- Zillennials are the forgotten middle children between Millennials and Gen Z
Zillennials by WWIIheroe March 8, 2023

Millenials 

A somewhat common misspelling of Millennials. Often used by crazed political pundits who don't have a clue and the elderly.
Pundit: "Millenials are so dumb it's scary!"
Millennial: "At least we can spell the word "Millennial" correctly."
Millenials by Spam4Dan November 10, 2018

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!
Zillennials by GottfriedV February 13, 2023

Millenials 

Otherwise known as Generation Y, or the internet generation (iGen), Millenials are people born between the years of 1980 and 1995. Millenials are often "echo boomers" (their parents were part of the baby boom), and they are often extremely tech-savvy.
Bob is born in 1990 and carries his iPod around everywhere he goes. He can fix your computer in a heartbeat and texts his friends all the time. Bob's generation are known as the millenials.
Millenials by KylieBronte December 5, 2007

Zillenial*

A micro-generation, born between 1993-1998.

They can relate to multiple audiences and generations.

They grew up in a time where technology was transitioning from Analog to Digital, they experienced and can easily relate to both of these worlds. They act as a bridge to the gap between generations and they can communicate effectively with both.

They were there for the early days of Youtube, and they're still there. They probably started a channel that they forgot about hoping to be the next "CharlieIsSoCoolLike". They blue-toothed N-Dubz tracks to each other at school and illegally downloaded torrents to their iPod Touch's. They care about bringing generations together and are often budding activists for positive societal change.

As a self-proclaimed 'lost generation', they often make up for their lack of acknowledgement through immense levels of humour, understanding and of course, wild creativity.
Employer: "What about Charlotte?"
Employer 2: "It says here she's a Zillenial* so she can tap into multiple audiences"
Employer: "Oh shit, that's actually very useful, definitely worth inviting to an interview for this role"

Zillennial 

A microgeneration consisting of persons born 3 years before the end of Millennials and/or 3 years after the start of Generation Z (1992 - 1998).

Similar to Xennials (also known as the Oregon Trail Generation), born 3 years before the end of Generation X and/or 3 years after the start of Millennials (1977 - 1983).
You might be a zillennial if you can remember having VHS tapes as a child.

You might be a zillennial if you came of age (graduated from high school) in the 2010s.
Zillennial by dkayn November 19, 2019