Gen Z

See also: Gen-Z

English

Alternative forms

• Gen-Z
• Gen Zed

Pronunciation

• (UK, Canada, New Zealand, General Australian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛn ˈzɛd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛn ˈziː/

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iː, -ɛd

Proper noun

Gen Z

1. Clipping of Generation Z.

   Coordinate terms: Gen X, Gen Y

   • 2020 March 24, EJ Dickson, “Amid Coronavirus Fears, TikTok Collab Houses Still Going Strong”, in Rolling Stone‎^[1]:

     But on streaming platforms like TikTok — where many Gen Z stars can simply upload content of themselves in sweatpants and a sport bra dancing to the latest trending audio from the confines of their own bathrooms and generate hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of likes — creators say they’ve been experiencing tremendous growth.

   • 2020 December 10, Jessica Grose, “The New Abortion Rights Advocates Are on TikTok”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Though Gen Z isn’t the first group to employ loud and unapologetic tactics — some older activists and writers, including Katha Pollitt, have been pushing these ideas for years — they may be doing it in larger numbers.

Derived terms

• Gen-Zer
• Gen Z shake

 

See also

Timeline of generations

Noun

Gen Z (plural Gen Zs)

1. Synonym of Gen-Zer
   • 2019 November 29, Jonathan Heaf, “Confessions of a hypedad”, in ES Magazine, London, page 56, column 2:

     There’s nothing worse, after all, than male mutton dressed as lamb; or an old-style peacock dressed like a TikTok-ing Gen Z.

   • 2020, Dominic Traynor, Cath Bufton-Green, “Conscious consumers”, in Literacy Beyond the Classroom: Ten Real-World Projects Proven to Raise Attainment in Primary English, London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, →ISBN, page 30:

     Gen Zs predominantly use social media for constant consumption and entertainment or, as the term is becoming known, ‘infotainment’ (material that is intended to inform and entertain).

   • 2020, Haydn Shaw, “Gen Z: You Do You”, in Sticking Points: How to Get 5 Generations Working Together in the 12 Places They Come Apart, Tyndale Momentum, →ISBN, page 136:

     More than 80 percent of Gen Zs aged eighteen to twenty-one report money as a source of significant stress.

Anagrams

• Zeng