: generation x
Gen X managed to stretch adolescence beyond all previous limits: Its members started becoming adults earlier and finished becoming adults later.—
Jean M. Twenge
—often used before another nounJean M. Twengea Gen X celebrity
—often hyphenated in such use… 'The Blair Witch Project,' a stealth blockbuster with clever Internet marketing and so much Gen-X appeal that it's spooking Hollywood.—Newsweek
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Gen Xer
noun
or Gen-Xer
plural Gen Xers or Gen-Xers
… only about 56 percent of high-school seniors in 2015 went out on dates; for Boomers and Gen Xers, the number was about 85 percent.
—Jean M. Twenge
Jean M. Twenge
Like many Gen-Xers, I remember childhood as an uncomplicated time when the only thing you had to worry about was being home by dark.
—Bethany Young Hardy
Bethany Young Hardy
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Whether driven by Gen X nostalgia, Gen Z novelty, or the power of a handful of uber-stars to move merchandise (mazel tov on your impending nuptials, Taylor Swift), this is good news.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Everand and Fable's data showed that the number of spicy books read actually rises with age, peaking among Gen X readers.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Parents with young children were hit hardest, with nearly half (about 48%) going into debt, followed by Millennials and Gen X consumers.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
Many Gen X savers, depending on their age, can contribute more than that limit.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Everand and Fable's data showed that the number of spicy books read actually rises with age, peaking among Gen X readers.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Parents with young children were hit hardest, with nearly half (about 48%) going into debt, followed by Millennials and Gen X consumers.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
Many Gen X savers, depending on their age, can contribute more than that limit.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Gen X.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gen%20X. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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