# snowflake generation

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, viewed as being hypersensitive and needlessly treated as special compared with previous generations.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snowflake, generation.

## Etymology
From the use of snowflake for a hypersensitive young person who sees themselves as unique and special.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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