Xennial

noun

Xen·​ni·​al ˈze-nē-əl  ek-ˈse-nē-əl 

variants or xennial

plural Xennials or xennials

: a person born in the late 1970s or the early to mid 1980s

If you're a fellow Xennial, you can probably still sing the "Saved by the Bell" theme song word for word.

—Laura Johnston

… I had my first actual cell phone when I was in my early 20's, as did most Xennials. I do remember a few friends having a pager when I was in high school, but no one had a cell phone.

—Kerri Green

I myself am a xennial, that micro generation where Gen X doesn't seem quite right and neither does millennial …

—Kat Griffin

Born in 1982, I'm on the border between Gen X and these virtuous millennials—the technical term for me is a "xennial," if you please …

—Zoe Strimpel

—sometimes used before another noun

the Xennial generation

Word History

Etymology

(generation) x + (mill)ennial entry 2

First Known Use

2010, in the meaning defined above