Etymology

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Today it means: A person born late in Generation X or early in Generation Y, that is, sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s; a member of the Oregon Trail Generation. Full definition →

First used 21st c.
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The story

Blend of (Generation) X + millennial.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 21st c. A person born late in Generation X or early in Generation Y, that is, sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s; a member of the Oregon Trail Generation.

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