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iGen

name

Etymology

From 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).

  1. derived from generazione nuova
  2. formed as igen — “i- + gen”

Definitions

  1. Clipping of iGeneration

    Clipping of iGeneration; synonym of Generation Z.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for iGen. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA