boomer
Informal. baby boomer.
a period of sudden and decisive economic growth: July was a boomer for the retail trade.
a person who settles in areas or towns that are undergoing a period of rapid economic or population growth: He was among the first boomers to settle in the town when it began to grow.
Informal. a person, fad, etc., that enjoys a brief popularity or financial success: This season's hit album turned the group into a boomer.
a person or thing that booms: These speakers are real boomers with an amazing balance of bass to treble.
an enthusiastic supporter; booster: The boomers tell us our town can double its size.
Australian. a fully grown male kangaroo, especially a large one.
Navy Slang. a submarine that can fire intercontinental ballistic missiles and especially those equipped with a nuclear warhead.
Informal: Older Use. a wandering or migratory worker; hobo.
Origin of boomer
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How to use boomer in a sentence
Still4Hill, who described her age as “baby boomer,” said it was the 2008 campaign that sparked her devotion.
After hometown favorite boomer Banks is crowned Mr. International Escort 2014, BPM clears out.
And The Escort of The Year Is… Backstage at The Sex Oscars | Scott Bixby | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTechnically, Ramis was not a Baby boomer, having been born in 1944.
How Harold Ramis Invented Baby Boom Comedy With ‘Animal House’ | P. J. O’Rourke | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe are two Democrats, one of us a baby boomer and the other a millennial.
Goodbye, Blue: A Post-Obama Democratic Doctrine | Doug Schoen, Jessica Tarlov | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis views mirrored theirs, but they were purer, less boomer-indulgent.
Whether he is or whether he is not a wine boomer would not ordinarily be a query of agitating importance.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 | VariousHolding the light over his head he peered forth into the inky darkness surrounding the boomer's temporary camp.
The Boy Land Boomer | Ralph Bonehill"Something is wrong around here, Jack," he continued, and told the boomer of what had happened up at the Devil's Chimney.
The Boy Land Boomer | Ralph BonehillListening with strained ears, the boomer heard the deadly thing sliding slowly from rock to rock, coming closer at every movement.
The Boy Land Boomer | Ralph BonehillBoth Pawnee Brown and Dick did as requested, and the cowboy boomer began to haul in with all the strength at his command.
The Boy Land Boomer | Ralph Bonehill
British Dictionary definitions for boomer
/ (ˈbuːmə) /
Australian a large male kangaroo
Australian and NZ informal anything exceptionally large
Origin of boomer
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