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Boomer
/ˈbʉːmə/
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.
📖 Definitions of "Boomer"
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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.
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An adult male kangaroo.
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(by extension) A person who does not know how to utilize new technologies well.
"I'm such a boomer; I have no idea how to use this phone."
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Something that makes a booming sound.
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(mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
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