Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to Generation Y.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A terminal element meaning ‘production, generation,’ etc., in some abstract compound nouns of Greek origin, usually accompanied by concrete nouns in -gen and by adjectives in -genous. See -gen and -genus.
Examples
“Gen-Y, aka the Millennials, was the first generation raised on computers and electronic gadgetry.”
“Yet the use of text messaging for business purposes continues to grow, in concert with more of Gen-Y entering the workplace, and a continuing increase in the global rate of texting by everyone.”
The Huffington Post: Marty Zwilling: Texting Is Killing Real Business Communication
“Gen-Y workers often see greetings as a chance to establish a distinct identity, says Bruce Tulgan , an author and consultant on generational issues in New Haven, Conn.”
The Wall Street Journal: Workplace Deals, Sealed With a Kiss?
“While 80% of Gen-Y list at least one school entry on their Facebook profiles, only 36% list a job entry.”
The Huffington Post: Caroline Dowd-Higgins: Gen Y Behavior Creates New Work Culture
“Gen-Y will form 75% of the workforce by 2025 and are actively shaping corporate culture and expectations.”
The Huffington Post: Caroline Dowd-Higgins: Gen Y Behavior Creates New Work Culture
“Millennial Branding reports: Only 7% of Gen-Y works for a Fortune 500 company because startups are dominating the workforce for this demographic in today's economy.”
The Huffington Post: Caroline Dowd-Higgins: Gen Y Behavior Creates New Work Culture
“If large corporations want to remain competitive, they need to aggressively recruit Gen-Y workers.”
The Huffington Post: Caroline Dowd-Higgins: Gen Y Behavior Creates New Work Culture
“Last week's Nexus Global Youth Summit was a rainbow of unique and enthusiastic Gen-X, Gen-Y and even Gen-Z 15-year-olds wealth holders and passionate social entrepreneurs.”
The Huffington Post: April Rudin: Next Generation Wealth -- Creating Pathways for Armies of Good
“As far as I could tell, they were both supposed to be in their mid-twenties, which should make them Gen-Y (my birth year and younger).”
“(As a Gen X-er, should I read that Gen-Y reference as an invitation to cancel my account?)”
The Washington Post: MySpace launches redesign... hey, please, keep reading!
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