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Definition snowflake generation in American English

snowflake generation noun

[singular] noun
/ˈsnoʊfleɪk dʒenəˌreɪʃ(ə)n/
/ˌdʒenəreɪʃ(ə)n ˈsnoʊfleɪk/
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a term used to refer to young people suggesting that as a group they are too sensitive and too easily offended

Example

The next wave of graduates have been labelled the snowflake generation.

Example

Not content with insulting us individually, baby boomers have also coined the expression 'Generation Snowflake' to tar everyone born in the Nineties with the same brush.

Definition snowflake generation in American English