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The Goonies was a great movie, but it does not define Gen X

The Goonies was a great movie, but it does not define Gen X

Jason Weisberger
Aug 14, 2025
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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 Go…

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