Gen Xer

plural Gen Xers

1. alternativeAlternative form of Gen-Xer.

   Gen Xers have been described by author Douglas Coupland as the first generation raised without religion.

   2003, Ross Lockhart, Gen-X: Y-Faith?

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   Jason, a thirty-two-year-old computer programmer, and a typical Gen Xer, summed it up beautifully when he talked with me.

   2007, Larry D. Rosen, Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation, page 28

   Gen Xers were said to be lazy—“slackers” in the parlance of the time—who didn’t exhibit the straightforward work ethic of their predecessors.

   2010, Clay Shirky, Cognitive Surplus, page 121

   Gen Xer's are children of two working parents. And they are children of divorce: more than half of Gen Xer's parents divorced while they were growing up and living at home.

   2011, Kelly McDonald, How to Market to People Not Like You