Generation Katniss

Generation Katniss or "Gen K" refers to people born between the millennial and zoomer generations in the late 90s and early 2000s.

The name Katniss refers to the protagonist of the YA book the "Hunger Games" and how the YA genre was very influential in the pop culture Gen K was raised in.

Occasionally this micro-generation is also called "zillennials."

Similar to the term Generation Oregon Trail before it which refers to people born between the Gen X and millennial generations.

Guy#1: I was born in 1998. I can't relate to tiktok zoomers or millennial 90s kids!

Guy#2: It's because you're both and neither. You are part of Generation Katniss.