iGen

English

Etymology

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

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