The Goonies is a beloved movie to many Gen Xers, but current discussions of rebranding us as "Gen Goonie" are stupid.

It's not just any old name either, as a recent TikTok trend has seen many internet users rename Gen Xers to Generation Goonie instead. If you didn't already guess, it's after the iconic 1985 movie, The Goonies, about a group of kids setting out on an adventure to find long-lost pirate treasure (naturally).

The idea is that those who were born between 1970 and 1985—the first millennials were born in 1981, so elder millennials just make the cut too—might actually be Generation Goonie because they grew up in a very specific way. Just like the characters from The Goonies, they had freedom and a sense of adventure you just can't find in today's world.NewsWeek

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