"Gen Xer" meaning in English

See Gen Xer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Gen Xers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gen Xer (plural Gen Xers)
  1. Alternative form of Gen-Xer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Gen-Xer Categories (topical): Generations
    Sense id: en-Gen_Xer-en-noun-E~2aIWKj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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