boomer

Who acts: OK boomer, older person, grandparents, Lots, He, Boomers · What happens: bear, tease, be, brush off, opine, grow up · To what, where: person, many babies, teasing way, opinion, baby boomers, uncle · Speech: someone speaks here

«boomer» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: boomer in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A baby boomer, a person born in the years just after the Second World War, roughly 1946 to 1964, when many babies were born.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 boomer	det
2	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boomer	compound
3	boomer	boomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 person	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boomer	conj
7	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 person	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 years	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 years	det
10	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 born	obl
11	just	just	ADV	_	16 War	advmod
12	after	after	ADP	_	16 War	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 War	det
14	Second	Second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	16 War	amod
15	World	World	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 War	compound
16	War	War	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 born	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 1946	punct
18	roughly	roughly	ADV	_	19 1946	advmod
19	1946	1946	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 person	appos
20	to	to	ADP	_	21 1964	case
21	1964	1964	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	19 1946	nmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 born	punct
23	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	27 born	advmod
24	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 babies	amod
25	babies	baby	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 born	nsubj:pass
26	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	27 born	aux:pass
27	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 boomer	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 boomer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	participle		a person not said here			after the Second World War; year		vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	bear	past · passive		many babies					vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

«OK boomer» is a teasing way to brush off an older person's opinion as old-fashioned.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 boomer	punct
2	OK	ok	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boomer	amod
3	boomer	boomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 way	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 boomer	punct
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 way	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
7	teasing	tease	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	10 brush	mark
10	brush	brush	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 way	acl
11	off	off	ADP	_	10 brush	compound:prt
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 person	det
13	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	14 person	amod
14	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 opinion	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 person	case
16	opinion	opinion	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 brush	obj
17	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 fashioned	mark
18	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 fashioned	amod
19	-	-	PUNCT	_	18 old	punct
20	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 brush	advcl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	tease	gerund			vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	OK boomer	a teasing way	tree rules
3	brush off	to-infinitive		a older person's opinion	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent opinion=Theme
4	opine		a older person		nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

A large male kangaroo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 kangaroo	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 kangaroo	amod
3	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 kangaroo	amod
4	kangaroo	kangaroo	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kangaroo	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

My grandparents are baby boomers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 grandparents	nmod:poss
2	grandparents	grandparent	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 boomers	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 boomers	cop
4	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 boomers	compound
5	boomers	boomer	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 boomers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My grandparents	baby boomers					tree rules

Example 2

Lots of boomers grew up without the internet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 grew	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 boomers	case
3	boomers	boomer	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Lots	nmod
4	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 grew	compound:prt
6	without	without	ADP	_	8 internet	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 internet	det
8	internet	internet	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grew	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow up	past	Lots of boomers					without the internet	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

He said «OK boomer» to his uncle and got told off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 boomer	punct
4	OK	ok	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 boomer	amod
5	boomer	boomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	ccomp
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 boomer	punct
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 uncle	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 uncle	nmod:poss
9	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 told	cc
11	got	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 told	aux:pass
12	told	tell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 said	conj
13	off	off	ADP	_	12 told	compound:prt
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	He		his uncle				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to uncle=Recipient
2	tell off speech: assert	past · passive	He not said here						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»

Example 4

A huge boomer hopped across the road.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 boomer	det
2	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boomer	amod
3	boomer	boomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	hopped	hop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 boomer	acl
5	across	across	ADP	_	7 road	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 road	det
7	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hopped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 boomer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hop	participle		a huge boomer not said here		the road			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across road=Trajectory

Example 5

Boomers remember the first Moon landing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Boomers	boomer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 remember	nsubj
2	remember	remember	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 landing	det
4	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	6 landing	amod
5	Moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 landing	compound
6	landing	landing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 remember	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 remember	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remember	present	Boomers	the first Moon landing					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent landing=Theme

Example 6

Not every older person is a boomer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 boomer	advmod
2	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	4 person	det
3	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 person	amod
4	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 boomer	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 boomer	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 boomer	det
7	boomer	boomer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 boomer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	every older person	a boomer					tree rules

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