Meaning of Generation Zedder | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“On a high wall in the corner of Social Chain’s Manchester office, with a look⟳ of serene exasperation, Jesus Christ looks down on the sea of millennials and Generation Zedders (or whatever the dominant term is for the under-20s this month) tapping out tweets and social media stories.”

“So we’re still not online as moving day approaches and it’s looking like⟳ our new digs won’t be digital right away. I break⟳ it to Youngest Child, a Generation Zedder raised by the interweb, that we may be temporarily off-grid.”

“Linguistic experts say⟳ young people – Generation Zedders, so those in their early 20s and teens – have⟳ got a thing about full stops at the end⟳ of text messages.”

“Imagine⟳ showing this programme to someone currently in their teens and saying: “There you go, sonny. That’s what you Generation Zedders are missing out on. Jealous?””

“So: congratulations millennials and Generation Zedders: we did it! We finally have⟳ our before and after, the one we will be experts on when it comes to passing wisdom on to our anticipated grand-younglings and beyond. For ours is the kingdom of Covid-19 and its aftermath in an increasingly totalitarian world, amen.”

“Cord cutting is becoming a thing in the United States as Generation ‘Zedders’ and Millennials ditch free-to-air and cable broadcasters to consume⟳ all their media, including sport, through streaming apps on their various devices.”

“Research⟳ shows that only 14 per cent of Generation Zedders have⟳ enough spare⟳ cash to weather rising prices, compared to 52 per cent of Millennials (in their 30s), 64 per cent of Generation X (in their 40s and 50s), which probably includes your parents, and 60 per cent of Baby Boomers (the post-war generation now in their 60s).”

“We have⟳ become⟳ hopelessly entangled in our ability to express⟳ ourselves clearly over fundamental matters of biology. Younger people, Generation Zedders, have⟳ a pragmatic view⟳ of these matters. They all know⟳ who they are and are not fussed by new definitions, and neither should the older generations.”

“Back in the 80s he [Ben Elton] was one of the angry young things of alternative comedy, but this time he was hosting up-and-coming acts. ‘It just goes to show⟳ that Boomers and Generation Zedders can get⟳ on after all!’”

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