iGen

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

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