Generation Y

[ jen-uh-rey-shuhn wahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Generation Y

members of the generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s who are seen as being discerning consumers with a high disposable income

First recorded in 1990–95; patterned on Generation X

By 2020, 46 percent of the working world will be from Generation Y.

“Basically, the shoe is based on how we see Generation Y,” Schiller told The Daily Beast.

So, Stephen Colbert…the future of Generation Y apparently hangs in the balance.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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