Definition of "Z"

Z

/zɛd/

letter
upper case, lower case z, plural Zs or Z's
1. The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed or zee and written in the Latin script.
noun
plural Z's or Zs
1. A member of Generation Z.
  Quotations
  Take that a step further for Millennials and Zs by crafting an e-mail subject header that does the same but with even fewer characters; […]
  2017, Martha M. Ellis, Linda Garcia, Generation X Presidents Leading Community Colleges: New Challenges, New Leaders, Rowman & Littlefield, page 10
  The current progressive movement—and certainly the Millennials and Zs—understand that the Hyde Amendment is discriminatory […]
  2020, Zerlina Maxwell, The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide, New York, N.Y.: Hachette Books
  The current global pandemic is almost certainly a formative moment for younger Millennials and Zs as they navigate through similar challenges.
  2022, Morgen Witzel, editor, Post-Pandemic Leadership: Exploring Solutions to a Crisis, Routledge
2. (slang) Z-drug.
  Quotations
  I can sell bricks, I don't need to rapBuj so peng it makes the fiends collapseCook that coca into crackI was selling Zs while you was in your bed
  2013, Snap Capone (lyrics and music), “Lights Out”, in The Memoir‎, from 0:16