I think this is coming from the English term "The Beat Generation"

送交者: 虎子于 2007-03-29, 10:22:08:

回答: 为什么总是说80以后是跨掉的一代？由 bluesea 于 2007-03-29, 00:29:17:

People in mainland China simply borrowed the term to describe a ralatively new generation, without caring too much about the term's original connotation.

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