Generation E

n. a comparatively younger generation to which certain traits are attributed. Subjects: English

Etymological Note: generation + entitlement, entitled, or electronic

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Citations: 1996 John Rosemund Buffalo News (N.Y.) (Dec. 15) “Yes—Hurt Your Child’s Feelings”: Jurists tell me that all too often today’s young people think breaking the law is a big deal only if they lack the money to hire the best attorneys. This isn’t Generation X. This is Generation E, for entitled. 2000 Shabnam Minwalla @ Mumbai, India Times of India (Sept. 10) “Tomorrow’s Technology—Honey, I Shrunk The PC”: While members of Generation E may take these gizmos for granted, anybody who has been acquainted with the mammoth mainframes of yore is bound to be rattled by such relentless miniaturisation. 2004 Federal Information & News Dispatch (Washington, D.C.) (May 19) “Voice of America Press Releases and Documents”: Some people call these Internet do-it-yourselfers Generation C, for the creative content they put on the Net. Or citizen media, meaning they’re average people offering their work to the world. Another name is Generation E for entitled, because these folks feel they have just as much right as established writers or musicians or filmmakers to be heard. 2004 Jill Matthews @ Montgomery, N.J. Princeton Packet (N.J.) (June 22) “Montgomery graduates bid adieu to the ‘wonder years’ they’ve shared”: “It is disturbing to me that you are sometimes referred to as Generation E—Entitlement,” said Linda Romano. “While you are always, always loved, you are never entitled.”

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