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.
Pew Research has created a tidy series of interactive graphics to describe the demographic characteristics of American generational cohorts from the the Silent Generation (born 1928 â 1945) through the Boomers (born 1946 â 1964), Generation X (1965 â 1980) [this is a disputed age range â a more recent report from Pew suggests that Gen Xers were born ...