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boomer

5 definitions • 4 examples
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a person born during the period between approximately 1945 and 1965 following the Second World War, when there was a baby boom (= a large increase in the number of babies born), also used to refer to an older person in general:

Examples:

Many boomers are in a position to afford a second or third home.
Large numbers of boomers are suffering from hypertension, but following them will be their kids and grandkids.
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a phrase used for replying to something said, usually by an older person, that suggests there is no use arguing with them because they do not know what they are talking about:

Examples:

"Millennials expect life to be easy." "OK boomer."
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Examples:

In this Australian version, Father Christmas rides on a sleigh pulled by six white boomers.
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a baby boomer
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