Gen X and Millennials are becoming "Gen Goonie" on TikTok
The nickname covers people born roughly in the 1970s to mid-'80s, inspired by the 1985 film.
Grew up in the '70s or early '80s letting yourself in after school? Some people on TikTok have a new name for you: Gen Goonie.
It's a nod to the 1985 film The Goonies, whose gang of kids rode for miles on their bikes with barely an adult in sight. The nickname covers people born roughly in the 1970s to mid-'80s, and some are using it instead of Gen X or Millennial.
No mobiles back then. Parents just rang round friends' houses to find you.
Would you call yourself a Goonie?
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