Generation E

Generation E
 n.— «Jurists tell me that all too often today’s young people think breaking the law is a big deal only if they lack the money to hire the best attorneys. This isn’t Generation X. This is Generation E, for entitled.» —“Yes—Hurt Your Child’s Feelings” by John Rosemund Buffalo News (N.Y.) Dec. 15, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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