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boomer

The correct spelling is boomer.

How to pronounce boomer

/ˈbʉːmə/
noun

IPA: /ˈbʉːmə/

Say it like: Boo-mer

The correct spelling is boomer. A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase i… For example: "I'm such a boomer; I have no idea how to use this phone."

Usage Examples

I'm such a boomer; I have no idea how to use this phone.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.
  2. 2.An adult male kangaroo.
  3. 3.(by extension) A person who does not know how to utilize new technologies well.
  4. 4.Something that makes a booming sound.
  5. 5.(mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.

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