Cusper

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.

    "Millennial cusper"

  2. 2
    A person born on a day at a junction of star signs.

    "And if you were borm on those tricky days which fall between two signs — like 23 December, or 21 May — then you are called a ‘cusper’, a person born on the cusp of two signs, and said to partake a little bit of both."

Example

More examples

"When the younger of their two overlapping generations feels like it's not being heard, a Cusper can provide a voice."

Etymology

From cusp + -er.

Related phrases

star sign

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