wait. 1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. by for or until): to wait for the bus. 2. (of things) to be available or in readiness: A letter is waiting for you. 3. to remain neglected for a time: a matter that can wait.
Generation X or Gen-X is the name given to the generation of Americans born between 1961 and 1980. Generation X follows the Baby Boom generation and precedes Generation Y (Gen-Y) or the Millennial generation. Next Up.
A Sydney Morning Herald article defined Gen X as those born roughly between 1963â1980.. The Australian Bureau of Statistics use a 1965â1981 birth range to define Generation X. According to generational demographers Bill Strauss and Neil Howe, shorter birth year definitions are shorthand for fertility rates.