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Meaning of "Generation Jones" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GENERATION JONES

From US slang jones, a strong desire for something.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GENERATION JONES

Generation Jones play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENERATION JONES

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Generation Jones is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GENERATION JONES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Generation Jones

Generation Jones is a term coined by the author Jonathan Pontell to describe the cohort of people born from approximately 1954 to 1965. Pontell defined Generation Jones as referring to the last years of the post–World War II baby boom. The term also includes first-wave Generation X. The name "Generation Jones" has several connotations, including a large anonymous generation, a "keeping up with the Joneses" competitiveness and the slang word "jones" or "jonesing", meaning a yearning or craving. It is said that Jonesers were given huge expectations as children in the 1960s, and then confronted with a different reality as they came of age during a long period of mass unemployment and when de-industrialization arrived full force in the 1970s and 1980s, leaving them with a certain unrequited "jonesing" quality for the more prosperous days in the past. The generation is noted for coming of age after a huge swath of the population had come immediately preceding them; thus, many Generation Jones members complain that there was a paucity of resources and privileges available to them that were seemingly abundant to Baby Boomers born earlier.

Definition of Generation Jones in the English dictionary

The definition of Generation Jones in the dictionary is members of the generation of people born in the Western world between the mid-1950s and the mid-1960s.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENERATION JONES

Generation C
generation gap
Generation O
Generation X
Generation Xer
Generation XL
Generation Y
Generation Z

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENERATION JONES

a bag of bones
bare-bones
bones
Burne-Jones
cojones
colones
crossbones
crumple zones
Davy Jones
earphones
Hall-Jones
headphones
Jones
let bygones be bygones
overtones
Paul Jones
Rolling Stones
Stones
Wyn Jones
Zeta-Jones

Synonyms and antonyms of Generation Jones in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Generation Jones» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENERATION JONES

Find out the translation of Generation Jones to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Generation Jones from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Generation Jones» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

代琼斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Generación Jones
570 millions of speakers

English

Generation Jones
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जनरेशन जोन्स
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جيل جونز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Генерация Джонс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

geração Jones
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জেনারেশন জোন্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

génération Jones
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Generasi Jones
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Generation Jones
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジェネレーション·ジョーンズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세대 존스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Generasi Jones
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thế hệ Jones
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைமுறை ஜோன்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जनरेशन जोन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jenerasyon Jones
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Jones Generation
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

generacja Jones
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

генерація Джонс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Generația Jones
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Generation Jones
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Generation Jones
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Generation Jones
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Generation Jones
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Generation Jones

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERATION JONES»

The term «Generation Jones» is used very little and occupies the 169.009 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERATION JONES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Generation Jones

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENERATION JONES»

Discover the use of Generation Jones in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Generation Jones and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Building Brand Value the Playboy Way
BOX 8.1 Generation Jones The members of Generation Jones were born between 1955 and 1964. The oldest members of the generation were children during the 1960s, a time marked with optimism and a shared desire for positive change to ...
Susan Gunelius, 2009
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Grow Now: 8 Essential Steps to Flex Your Leadership Muscles
The most effective and widely recognized segmentation is entitled Generation Jones, as defined by Jonathan Pontell, a well known social commentator and generations expert. He defines Generation Jones as the group of people born ...
Jim Welch, 2007
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21st Century Issues in America: An Introduction to Public ...
McCaleb, I. C. (2000), "Overshadowed Generation Prepares To Steer Political Agenda, Author Claims: 53 Million Members of 'Generation Jones' Ready To Speak On Their Own." Retrieved November 26, 2008 from http://www.cnn.com. 26.
James E. Pittman, 2009
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Marketing to Leading-edge Baby Boomers: Perceptions, ...
Perceptions, Principles, Practices, Predictions Brent Green. Generation Jones has been the subject of several hundred media articles, including a cover story in American Demographics magazine. The Cambridge educated Pontell has been a ...
Brent Green, 2006
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Generation Reinvention: How Boomers Today Are Changing ...
The second half of the demographic birth boom has been called Trailing-Edge Boomers, but “Generation Jones” has become a recently popular label to describe younger Boomers, especially in Europe. “Knockin'on Heaven's Door” vs.
Brent Green, 2010
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Home Staging That Works: Sell Your Home in Less Time for ...
GENERATION JONES The younger Baby Boomers, born between 1954 and 1965, have recently been dubbed Generation Jones. I separate them from their older generational siblings because they think differently and are looking for different ...
Starr C. OSBORNE, 2010
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Jury Selection
Bush's support among female Generation Jones voters was seen as particularly noteworthy. Many professional demographers, however, do not accept Generation Jones as a stand-alone generation, preferring instead to classify those born ...
V. Hale Starr, Mark McCormick, 2009
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Generation Jones
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Barnabas Cristobal, 2011
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Untitled
Gen Z Generation Jones (cusp generation) Post-boomers Zeds (Australian English) Zees (American English) Also, the millennials The greatest generation The silent generation (Those who were too young or too old to fight inWWI or WWII) ...
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The ABC of XYZ: Understanding the Global Generations
Gen Z Generation Jones (cusp generation) Post-boomers Zeds (Australian English) Zees (American English) Also, the millennials The greatest generation The silent generation (Those who were too young or too old to fight inWWI or WWII) ...
Mark McCrindle, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENERATION JONES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Generation Jones is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why we insist on labeling generations
Generation Jones and the Me Generation would be in the back half of this group. In 2014, according to Pew, there were more than 74 million ... «Mother Nature Network, Jul 15»
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Talkin 'bout my generation
... that I've just learned is referred to as Generation Jones (see June column 1 Alexa Boschini's Generation Now report in the July, 2015 issue). «Home Accents Today, Jun 15»
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Montclair Times Intereview: Luna Stage's 'Tar Beach'
The play is one of the best "Generation Jones" plays you might ever see. What is Generation Jones? Jonathan Pontell came up with the term to ... «NorthJersey.com, Apr 15»
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To Lie About Rape Is To Enable Evil
Those of us in Generation X, Generation Jones, or the Baby Boomer generation need to rethink our management strategies in media and ... «The Federalist, Apr 15»
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Consumer tribes – how Gen Y, X, baby boomers shop and respond …
Mr Sanderson considers Generation Jones as a standalone category. But some experts, such as Tony Dimasi, managing director of retail at ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
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Felicity Jones's road to Hollywood
To an entire generation Jones is probably best known as a right teenage, err, witch. Remember that kids TV show The Worst Witch? Jones was ... «Radio Times, Feb 15»
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Beyond Selma - Writing the Next Chapter in American Civil Rights …
As a child of Generation Jones, we always looked up to our Baby Boomer brethren who marched for civil rights when we had no need to for the ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
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Jones Farm named Arkansas Century Farm
Andrew's daughter, Claire Jones, is in line to inherit the farm and be the seventh-generation Jones to farm in Lawrence County. The Arkansas ... «Walnut Ridge Times Dispatch, Dec 14»
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Understanding the 'Generations' of travel - Part 4: The Generation X.
Exclusive Feature: You are probably excited to read about Generation X, after having read about the Generation Jones, they are the feisty ones, ... «4Hoteliers, May 14»
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Understanding the 'Generations' of travel - Part 3: The Generation
The Generation Jones is often seen as part of Baby Boomers, but because they have undergone some significant social differences, I will ... «4Hoteliers, May 14»

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