GENERATION SNOWFLAKE
What Does Generation Snowflake Mean?
Generation Snowflake (or the Snowflake Generation) is a pejorative term used to insult young adults (typically university or college students) who allegedly try to avoid emotional topics or contrary opinions in order to avoid becoming stressed. The word Snowflake is a metaphor, used to imply fragility.When compared to previous generations of students, members of Generation Snowflake are allegedly:
- Overly sensitive.
- Less mentally robust.
- More likely to declare mental-health problems.
In November 2015, this video from Yale University, showing a confrontation between a Yale faculty head and a screaming student went viral and played a notable role in the term Generation Snowflake coming to prominence: The term Snowflake Generation featured in the Collins Dictionary's 2016 words of the year.
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When I write Generation Snowflake, I mean this:
University or college students who try to avoid emotional topics to stop themselves becoming stressed.
Summary of Key Points
"Mentally Non-robust Students Born in the 80s or 90s" is the most common definition for Generation Snowflake on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.Generation Snowflake | |
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Definition: | Mentally Non-robust Students Born in the 80s or 90s |
Type: | Slang Word (Jargon) |
Guessability: | 3: Guessable |
Typical Users: | Adults and Teenagers |
Examples of Generation Snowflake in Sentences
Here is an example of Generation Snowflake being used in a conversation:- Dean: You can't discuss race issues in front of Generation Snowflake without issuing trigger warnings.
- Faculty Head: Has it really come to this?
An Academic Look at Generation Snowflake
The term Generation Snowflake is a noun. It can be written Generation Snowflake or Snowflake Generation.Example of Generation Snowflake Used in a Text
Generation Snowflake
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See Also
GEN Y (generation born between 1981 and 1996 (millennials)) G I GENERATION (generation born between 1901 and 1927) GREATEST GENERATION (generation born between 1901 and 1927) LOST GENERATION (generation born between 1883 and 1901) MILLENNIAL PAUSE (split-second pause at beginning of video to ensure camera is recording) SILENT-GENERATION (generation born between 1928 and 1946) WW2 GENERATION (generation born between 1901 and 1927)Quiz
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