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xennial

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈzɛnɪəl/
  • UK: /ɛksˈɛnɪəl/
  • US: /ˈzɛniəl/
  • US: /ɛksˈɛniəl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person born late in Generation X or early in Generation Y, that is, sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s; a member of the Oregon Trail Generation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elder millennial, geriatric millennial, millennial cusper

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of xennial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of (Generation) X + millennial.