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In some senses, boomer is marked as slang, informal, derogatory, US, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
boomer
UK /ˈbymɑ/ US /ˈbumɚ/
noun 10name 1
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3ADJ.
easy, tougher
VERB + BOOMER
hit
PREP.
out
Definitions
noun
1
Something that makes a booming sound.
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.
2
A device used to bind or tighten chain.
3
A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
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.
4
A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae spp.).
5
An adult male kangaroo.
noun
1
A baby boomer.
Boomers came of age in the era of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
To the many Boomers who sensed that something had gone awry in Greatest Generation America, Mad was a glimmer of truth, a benign but trenchant voice against hypocrisy and pretense, a way to laugh at parents who fretted over status symbols and authorities who talked one way but acted another.
2
An elderly person, regardless of generation.
I'm going to be a boomer by the time this thing is over.
3
A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology.
I'm such a boomer; I have no idea how to use this phone.
name
1
A surname.
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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.
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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.
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you and i both know that there are some boomers out there who'll consistently hit bronze @ 16ish and assuming they have protected themselves correctly, are some tough players.
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Boomers came of age in the era of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
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To the many Boomers who sensed that something had gone awry in Greatest Generation America, Mad was a glimmer of truth, a benign but trenchant voice against hypocrisy and pretense, a way to laugh at p
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These fears have been exacerbated by the recession, which forced many boomers to turn to Social Security earlier than anticipated because of long-term unemployment and financial crises (Johnson and Wi
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