boomer

See also: Boomer

English

Etymology

boom +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːmə(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːmə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbumɚ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbʉːmə/

• Audio (AU):

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• Rhymes: -uːmə(r)

Noun

boomer (plural boomers)

1. An adult male kangaroo.
2. (slang, derogatory) A baby boomer.

   OK, boomer. (2019 Internet meme)

3. Something that makes a booming sound.
   • 2010, Pearl Cleage, Till You Hear from Me (page 151)

     That's when the Rev let loose one of those great big boomers of a laugh. It was so loud in the closed space, the effect was what Wes imagined it felt like to hear a bullet fired in a car.

4. (US, mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
5. A device used to bind or tighten chain.
6. (US, nautical, military, slang) A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
   • 1990, The Hunt For Red October:

     Distant contact, probably submerged. It's a wild guess, but I'd say we hit a boomer coming out of the barn. Could be a missile boat out of Polijarny.

7. (UK) A bittern (subfamily Botaurinae).
8. (Appalachia) A red squirrel ().
9. A mountain beaver ().

   Synonyms: sewellel beaver, sewellel

Derived terms

• baby boomer
• echo boomer
• grandboomer

See also

• chain binder

References

• “boomer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Broome

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed English boomer, a clipping of baby boomer. Equivalent to boom +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.mər/
• Hyphenation: boo‧mer

Noun

boomer m (plural boomers)

1. (informal, now chiefly derogatory) A baby boomer, stereotypically associated with selfish or old-fashioned ideas. [from ca. 2000]