Generation Jones
n.— «Generation Jones members were born at the end of the Baby Boom period and are now aged 39 to 50.» —“‘Generation Jones’ the Big Spenders” by Graham Hiscott Scotsman (Scotland) Nov. 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Get a shower or take a shower? Grace, a caller from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, says her fiancé, also from Philadelphia, always says he’s going to get a shower, while she always says she’s going to take a shower. North American English usually...
A kerfuffle is a fuss, bother, or disturbance. It’s from Scots curfuffle, likely from Scottish Gaelic car, meaning “turn,” “bend,” or “twist,” plus fuffle, a Scots word that means “to disorder” or “to ruffle.” Early forms like carfuffle and...