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strawberry generation

name
/ˈstɹɔːbɛɹi ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 草莓族 (cǎoméizú), so called as people of the generation bruise easily like strawberries.

  1. derived from 草莓族

Definitions

  1. The generation born in the 1980s, characterised as effete and unable to cope with hard…

    The generation born in the 1980s, characterised as effete and unable to cope with hard work and the pressures of modern life.

    • I can spend all day giving retorts and arguing my case, but I thought this was a good chance to speak up for the much maligned “strawberry generation” and wanted to make a much more different point to a much bigger problem.
    • Singapore’s young workers have been called the strawberry generation: easily bruised by work and life.
    • Like our peers in Taiwan, we are dubbed the "strawberry generation" for bruising easily under pressure.

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