"Zillennial" meaning in English

See Zillennial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /zɪˈlɛni.əl/ Forms: zillennial [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of (Generation) Z + millennial. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Generation Z|millennial|alt1=(Generation) Z}} Blend of (Generation) Z + millennial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Zillennial (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to Zillennials. Tags: not-comparable
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Noun

IPA: /zɪˈlɛni.əl/ Forms: Zillennials [plural], zillennial [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of (Generation) Z + millennial. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Generation Z|millennial|alt1=(Generation) Z}} Blend of (Generation) Z + millennial Head templates: {{en-noun}} Zillennial (plural Zillennials)
  1. A person born on the cusp of, or during the latter years of Generation Y/Millennials and early years of Generation Z. They are cultural hybrids of both generations.
    Sense id: en-Zillennial-en-noun-m0mNKjIT Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Millennials Disambiguation of English blends: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Millennials: 15 85

Inflected forms

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