Gen Z stare

English en 2025-07-12 Alternative forms en Generation Z stare Noun Gen Z stare A blank stare given in response to a question or statement, claimed to be a common behavior of members of Generation Z. en 2025-07-14 Nicole Stock Yes, Gen Z Is Staring at You. The Question Is Why. Style https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/style/gen-z-stare-tiktok.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250715014516/www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/style/gen-z-stare-tiktok.html When Valerie Jefferson, 23, posted a video about the “Gen Z stare” on TikTok, she did not expect it to start a fight. Her video, which documented one interpretation of the meaning of the stare — the blank look of someone in a service job who is handling frustrating requests from a customer — unleashed a torrent of intergenerational debates. en 2025-07-18 Kalhan Rosenblatt; Steven Romo Gen Z is staring at you. It may be more than just a quirk. w:NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/gen-z-stare-explainer-rcna219262 Culture & Trends https://web.archive.org/web/20250727050532/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/gen-z-stare-explainer-rcna219262 When professor Jessica Maddox asks her University of Alabama students a question in class, she is sometimes met with deadpan looks from the Gen Zers in the room. / The look has become so prevalent that Maddox occasionally resorts to begging her students for a response. It was only recently that she learned this behavior had a name: the “Gen Z stare." en 2025-07-23 Erin Kayata What is the ‘Gen Z stare’? Northeastern Global News w:Northeastern University https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/07/23/what-is-the-gen-z-stare/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250727045246/https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/07/23/what-is-the-gen-z-stare/ The Gen Z stare is exactly what it sounds like: it’s a term used to describe the vacant look a Gen Zer gives in response to a question or statement. The phrase has caught fire online and sparked conversation about why younger adults do this. Further reading en Facial expressions Sociology