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snowflake generation in British Englishnoun informal, derogatory the generation of people who became adults in the 2010s, viewed as being less resilient and more prone to taking offence than previous generations Examples of 'snowflake generation' in a sentencesnowflake generation This snowflake generation will melt if pressed too hard.Bless them, it's how the snowflake generation like it.We see today a snowflake generation too snobbish to roll up its sleeves.The snowflake generation are powerless to affect change.They fear not owning a home, finding a secure job or comfortable retirement and have been branded the snowflake generation.We are the snowflake generation.Young people are often dismissed as a 'snowflake' generation who are too lazy to do anything about changing the world around them.Then there is the 'snowflake generation', which describes young adults who appear to be more prone to taking offence than their predecessors.Some small business owners approach hiring younger staff with undisguised dread, fearing the resource-draining task of managing a member of the 'snowflake' generation.They were filmed for a new flyon-the-wall documentary which shines a spotlight on the so-called snowflake generation. |