iGen

English

Etymology

From i- +‎ Gen(eration), from having grown up with the internet and in particular smartphones. Popularized by by American psychologist Jean Twenge in her book iGen (2017).

Proper noun

iGen

  1. (uncommon) Clipping of iGeneration; synonym of Generation Z.
    • 2015 December 2, “The Founders, the Plurals, iGen or ReGen – what should we call the post-millennials?”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      You should have heard some of the alternatives. According to MTV, other potential names included the Plurals, the Navigators, the Regenerators, iGen, ReGen and the Homeland Generation.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:iGen.

See also

Timeline of generations
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