Xer

Xer

See also: xer-

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English (Generation) X
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English Xer

    From (Generation) X + -er.

    Noun

    Xer (plural Xers)

    1. Ellipsis of Gen-Xer, a member of Generation X.
      Many Xers sport piercings in their noses or navels.
      • 1995, Kevin Graham Ford, Jim Denney, Jesus for a New Generation: Putting the Gospel in the Language of Xers:
        We Xers have a love-hate relationship with our entertainment media.

    See also

    Timeline of generations

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