Gen Z
noun [ U + sing/pl verb ] informal (also gen Z, gen z) uk/ˌdʒen ˈzed/ us/ˌdʒen ˈziː/
Z世代（Generation Z的缩写，指1990年代后期和2000年代前期出生的人）
short for Generation Z : a way of referring to the group of people who were born in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
I'm not sure if Gen Z still cares about Bob Dylan.
I’m sorry to do the gen Z thing and break the news to you online. 我很抱歉我做了典型的Z世代做的事——在网上通知你这个消息。
Compare: Gen Xbaby boomerboomermillennial
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- As Gen Z reach adulthood the demographers and commentators have someone else to complain about.
- The division is now concentrating on Gen Z, the group of young people that will soon be getting their driving licence.
- Those prebuilt Lego models are more of a gen z thing.