Gen Z-er

A form of Gen-Zer — A member of Generation Z.

Meanings

Gen Z-er1

nounGen Z-er (plural Gen Z-ers)

plural Gen Z-ers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Gen-Zer.

    And they responded to her character, the even-keeled sous-chef Sydney Adamu, a kind of stand-in for every unflappable Gen Z-er who suspects that they might have a better idea of how to run a workplace than their chaotic boss.

    2022 August 30, Sandra E. Garcia, “Ayo Edebiri and Her Dog Gromit Go to the Bookstore”, in The New York Times

gen Z-er2

noungen Z-er (plural gen Z-ers)

plural gen Z-ers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Gen-Zer.

    Reddit is full of posts lamenting these generational differences. Email sign-offs are a particular site of variation. In place of “Best wishes” and “Kind regards”, some gen Z-ers prefer “Slay, serve, survive”, or – for a particularly tough day – “Heavy sigh”.

    2024 July 25, Chloe Mac Donnell, “‘Slay, serve, survive’: How gen Z is rewriting the rules of work”, in The Guardian
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APA

Gen Z-er. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gen%20Z-er

MLA

“Gen Z-er.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gen%20Z-er. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gen Z-er,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gen%20Z-er.

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