Question of the Day #1055

Talkin' 'bout my generation: From boomers to zoomers, a simple guide to each age group

From the headline of this article at Euronews.com.

  上記の文で、zoomerの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "zoomer" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

【名】 Z世代の人◆【参考】Generation Z

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a person born in the late 1990s or the early 2000s : a member of Generation Z

 

Examples

• Millennials and Zoomers aren’t parents and children respectively but rather siblings, one older and one younger, both forged by the internet.
• This colour is sometimes called Zoomer green to reference the generation who wears it.
• He said that while Millennials had to learn new tech after it came along, Zoomers “have had all the new tech since they were babies.”
• Zoomers represented 16% of apartment applications in 2019, but last year accounted for 22% of applications. … Millennials still dominate with just under half of rental applications, but over time their dominance will wane as that of Zoomers grows. —Aldo Svaldi
• Support for LGBTQ rights has exploded during the course of zoomers' lives, which may explain why more young adults are willing to be open about who they are. —Carter Sherman

   

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