Korean slang profile

엑스틴

ekseutin

Generation X parents who share lifestyles or tastes with their teenage children.

Expanded form: X세대 + teenX세대 + teen (Generation X + teen)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 26, 2021
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
부모와 자녀가 함께 같은 취미를 즐기는 사례를 엑스틴으로 소개했어.
They introduced parents and children enjoying the same hobby together as X-teen.

02Documented history

2021-11-26The 매경이코노미 source used the expression ‘엑스틴’.[1]
2022-01-03The 대한경제 source used the expression ‘엑스틴’.[2]

03Origin & word formation

The supplemental article explicitly explains it as Generation X parents sharing lifestyles with teenage children. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

1970년대생, 누가 낀 세대라 했나…포용적 리더십으로 세대 간 가교 (매경이코노미)Published Nov 26, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
[신년기획] 2022년 사회 트렌드로 본 부동산 시장 전망 (대한경제)Published Jan 3, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026