Generation Y

English

Etymology

Using Y as the letter that follows X, as in Generation X.

Proper noun

Generation Y

  1. The generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s (with 1996 births cited as the last Millennial year), following Generation X.[1][2]
    Synonyms: Generation Next, millennials
    Coordinate terms: boomers, Generation X, Generation Z, Nintendo generation

Translations

See also
Timeline of generations
Generation AlphazoomerGeneration ZmillennialGeneration YMTV generationGeneration Xbaby boomerSilent GenerationG.I. Generationgreatest generation

References
  1. “Generation Y”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. Michael Dimock (2019 January 17) “Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins”, in Pew Research Center‎, archived from the original on 1 June 2020.

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