Korean slang profile

MZ세대

MZ sedae

Millennials and Gen Z

A collective Korean label for millennials and Generation Z.

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

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
신입 사원 중에 MZ세대가 많아졌다.
More of the new employees are millennials or Gen Z.
Quoted from a source
MZ세대란 1980년대 초~2000년대 초 출생한 밀레니얼 세대와 1990년대 중반~2000년대 초반 출생한 Z세대를 통칭하는 말이다.[1]
MZ세대 refers to the millennial generation born between the early 1980s and early 2000s and the Generation Z born between the mid 1990s and early 2000s.
English translation by Julimmal.

July 2020MZ세대 refers to the millennial generation born between the early 1980s and early 2000s and the Generation Z born between the mid 1990s and early 2000s.[1]
July 2021Aju Economy: “MZ세대 is a combination of the Millennial generation, which refers to those born between 1980 and 2000, and the Generation Z, which refers to those born between 1995 and 2004.”[2]

Formed from “밀레니얼 세대 + Z세대.” The 2020 source from 시대 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

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