Gen Zn.
/ˌdʒɛn ˈzɛd/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn ˈzi/ Originally North American.
The generation of people born between the late 1990s and early 2010s and following Generation Y, noted in particular as the first generation to grow up in the era of widespread use of digital technology (esp. the internet and social media); = Generation Z n.Cf. digital native n.
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1996 alt.bitterness 18 Dec. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 6 Apr. 2021) With the babyboomers blathering on that caring about animals is more important than learning, what will gen-y (and gen-z for that matter) turn out like?
2001 S. Cooper Ride Wave xii. 240 In the case of Gen Z, many will be computer literate even before they get to school.
2020 Nat. Resources Jrnl. 60 297 Gen Z, millennials, and those in between, are much more favorable to climate action.
Derivatives
Gen Zer n.
Brit. /ˌdʒɛn ˈzɛdə/
, /ˌdʒɛn ˈzɛdə/U.S. /ˌdʒɛn ˈziər/
a member of Gen Z; = Generation Zer n. at Generation Z n. Derivatives./ˌdʒɛn ˈziər/ΚΠ
1998 Fund Action 11 May 36 (caption) Young Investor: Kowtowing to Gen Z'ers.
2021 A. Pang Made in China vii. 100 Marketers are noting that Gen Zers have considerably less brand loyalty than those who came before them.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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