Etymology

From i- +‎ Gen(eration)Category:English terms prefixed with i- (Apple)#GEN, from having grown up with the internet and in particular smartphones. Popularized by American psychologist Jean TwengeCategory:English coinages#IGEN in her book iGen (2017).

Proper noun

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1. (uncommonCategory:English terms with uncommon senses#IGEN) Clipping of iGenerationCategory:English clippings#IGEN; synonym of Generation Z.
   • 2015 December 2, “The Founders, the Plurals, iGen or ReGen – what should we call the post-millennials?”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#IGEN

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:iGen.

See also

Timeline of generations

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