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zoomer¹
Where it comes from
From zoom + -er.
The sense of "active baby boomer" is influenced by the word boomer, and is attributed to Moses Znaimer.
noun zoomers
- That which zooms. The car zoomed – the driver was definitely a zoomer – away to some unknown car pool […]
- A kind of small swim fin.
- A baby boomer with a very active lifestyle. A recent study released by the Conference Board of Canada states that the Zoomers (Baby Boomers who refuse to age), Gen X and Gen Y have more in common than we might think.
- An eccentric, erratic or crazy person, particularly associated with more extreme supporters of Scottish nationalism.
zoomer²
Where it comes from
Alteration of bazoom, ultimately from bosom.
noun zoomers
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A woman's breasts, especially large breasts.
As she exited the tomb, momentarily blinded by the bright sun, she was vaguely aware that the other members of the party were staring at the impressive zoomers filling out her dusty tank top.
Similar: breasts
zoomer³
Where it comes from
Blend of Generation Z + boomer (“baby boomer, a person born between 1945 and early 1960s”). Merriam-Webster identified the earliest use in its current sense as being made on 16 March 2016 by an aviation engineer named Jennie Santoro at HNTB Seattle, in a presentation called "Boomers to Zoomers: Passing the Torch to Generation Z!"
However, the word was ultimately popularized through a variant of the Wojak meme which originated on 4chan on July 21st, 2018, and from there spread to other platforms. Accordingly, Urban Dictionary view statistics suggest that it began gaining traction in mid-2018 before peaking in January 2020. The word can be analyzed as Z (“Generation Z”) + -oomer.
noun zoomers · Zoomer
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A member of Generation Z.
Hug a Boomer/Xer/Millennial/Zoomer In case you missed it: Gen Z is mad at boomers for the state of the world; boomers are mad at Gen Z for being so dismissive; Gen X feels forgotten and yet resents even themselves; […]
Similar: Generation Z, Generation Zer, Gen Z, Gen-Zer, Z, Zer
Zoomer⁴
noun Zoomers
- Alternative letter-case form of zoomer (“a member of Generation Z”).
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