Editing Thirtysomething (section)

===''Oxford English Dictionary''===
Almost immediately after the introduction of the show, the term "Thirtysomething" became a [[catchphrase]] used to designate [[baby boomer]]s in their thirties. This cultural shift was reinforced by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', which added "Thirtysomething" in 1993 (under the word "thirty") and defined the term as follows:

:Draft additions 1993 - n. [popularized as a catch-phrase by the U.S. television programme thirtysomething, first broadcast in 1987] colloq. (orig. U.S.) an undetermined age between thirty and forty; spec. applied to members of the ‘baby boom’ generation entering their thirties in the mid-1980s; also attrib. or as adj. phr. (hence, characteristic of the tastes and lifestyle of this group).<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/200888?rskey=oMtfpj&result=1#eid18574179 |work=Oxford English Dictionary|title=thirtysomething}}</ref>