boomerang kid

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boomerang kid

noun boomerang kids

informal A young adult who has moved back into the parental home after a period of independence. Gerhard and Gale Kappe, an Oak Park, Ill., couple with two boomerang kids at home, could save more than $1,700.
Similar: boomerang baby, boomerang child, boomeranger

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@misc{boomerang_kid_2026,
  title = {boomerang kid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boomerang%20kid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}