boomer

«boomer» in Mova's school dictionary: A baby boomer, a person born in the years just after the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (boomer, boomers)

meaning for a pupil

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

2) (slang) «OK boomer» is a teasing way to brush off an older person's opinion as old-fashioned. tree →

3) (Australia) A large male kangaroo. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday and online talk, «boomer» is often used about grandparents' generation. «OK boomer» is a cheeky put-down and can be rude. In Australia, a boomer is a big kangaroo.

examples

• My grandparents are baby boomers. tree →
• Lots of boomers grew up without the internet. tree →
• He said «OK boomer» to his uncle and got told off. tree →
• A huge boomer hopped across the road. tree →
• Boomers remember the first Moon landing. tree →
• Not every older person is a boomer. tree →

note

«OK boomer» can be rude and disrespectful; avoid it with adults. In Australia, the kangaroo sense is common and friendly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «boomer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.