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If anon's parents are boomers, wouldn't that make them at least thirty?
Nope. A boomer is anybody older than you whom you disagree with, just like millennials are those younger than you who you disagree with and Gen Z are those younger than you who uses a social network you dislike.
Nope, it's short for "baby boomer."
Hey everyone, this boomer doesn't understand jokes.
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I (46) was jokingly called a boomer by a 25ish at work and quitely told her I am GenX. Her reply was whats that? (An answer hilariously apt in a meta way) and she told me it to her it meant person with outdated opnion.
The opinion was me not wanting to use AI but rely on my own knowledge in an area I quite frankly am close to being an expert in. No dunning Kruger expert either.
And I am born august 79 so neither really gen x or millennial
We call ourselves xellenials
It's ironic that wanting to use one's own brain makes someone a "boomer." I know not all baby boomers are as intellectually-lazy as the ones I grew up under, but considering that's one trait that I've seen a lot from that cohort, this is weird to see.
1980 here. I consider myself genx. I'm on the side of the line that was too old to get super into pokemon/SpongeBob/Harry Potter. For me that's where millennial begins.
Please explain that to my genX parents who need to read some new books and watch some new shows...
Then I am squarly a gen x myself. So Masters of the Universe, GI Joe/Action Force and by a stretch TMNT
Yep, that sounds familiar
The term boomer is going to outlive boomers, so all you Gen X, millennials, etc get used to being called that.
Its okay. Hope the people younger then me have fun however they can. Play safe yall, the world is a dangerous place.
1979 is solidly Gen X by any definition.
But yeah, oof.
According to sources, and by that I meam wikipedia, gen x is up to 1980. Me being born four months before that line is very young gen x or very old millennial. Considering how I started uni when I was 25 most of my contemporaries are millennials, so I kind if feel like that my self
Conversely, I find in general anyone born before 1985 is more Gen X than millennial.
It's because boomer != baby boomer. It's basically the same term as fogie or old-timer. Just the youths dismissive perjorative for older generations.
We all had one.
Yes, but that does require the assumption that a person who is standmaxxing does use the term boomer correctly.
Boomermaxxing
You're never too old to practice Standmaxxing™️!
Nono, anon IS a boomer
Boomer, used as a pejorative term, doesn't mean someone born between 1946 and 1964. It never has.
It's always been a dismissive term for an older person with outdated ideas. Every young generation has one.
No, it always has. Some dumb kids just thought that it meant "anyone over the age of thirty," which is dumb.
No, it hasn't. Boomer and Baby Boomer are two different things.
The fact that you can't accept the new lingo basically makes you a boomer.
The fact that you have zero understanding of etymology basically makes you a child.
The fact that boomer is derived from baby boomer doesn't mean they share a definition.
The fact that you don't understand that is concerning.
Ask your teacher how etymology works, kid.
So, because the N word is derived from the Spanish word for black, they mean the same thing, right?
I think you need to ask your teacher
Yes, it's a pejorative word for "black people." You're starting to understand!
Right, and boomer is a pejorative for old out of touch people because the baby boomers were the old people when it was coined, but it's not generation specific.
This is what the term is referring to. You're being Principal Skinner.
Slang and pejoratives don't typically follow strict etymology. They're more ephemeral.
No, it was generation specific, and some dumb kids didn't understand what it meant and just thought "haha mean word."
And you were so close to getting it! Keep trying, kid!
Ok boomer
You already admitted that I'm right, you just haven't realized it yet.
The N word doesn't literally mean people with skin that is black. It means people with dark skin of African descent which is a much wider scope.
You put quotes around black. The word is a reference to a larger group, just like "boomer" is a reference to a group larger than people born between 1946-1964.
Boomer was derived from the term baby boomer, but they don't share a definition.
Oof, your reading comprehension needs some work, too.
Tell you what, let's look to an authority.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer
Huh, how about that.
Good luck in school tomorrow, kid.
You keep ignoring the fact that I specified "when used as a pejorative."
Misusing a word doesn't gift it magical powers of a new meaning.
That's how language works, buddy. It's fluid.
And as you can see from the definition you provided, one word can have multiple meanings based on context.
And none of them are "any old person," as you so conveniently ignore.
Right, because the dictionary takes a while to update.
Using boomer as an insult is a new definition. I'm not sure why this is such a hard concept for you to grasp.
"Boomer" has a very clear definition, and it's quite clear how it's misused. I understand that this is a hard concept for you to grasp, but if you stay in school, you'll learn more about such things.
This might be a shock to you, but words can have different meanings based on context. Even in your own link, the reference to baby boomers was the last entry.
When used as an insult it has a different meaning from when it's used as a term for an age range.
When you call someone a bastard as an insult, you're not calling them a child born out of wedlock. You're calling them the negative connotations of the word.
When you call someone an asshole, you're not literally calling them a rectum. You're saying they are like the negative associations with the word.
When you call someone a boomer as an insult, you're not literally saying they were born in the baby boomer year range. You're calling them old and out of touch, like a baby boomer.
The insult is an analogy, not a description.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
It also means:
1: one that booms
2: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area
3: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)
Boomer as an insult is a metaphor, not a term for a range of years.
"Boomer" is short for "baby boomer."
This guy has the understanding power of a boomer.
Go take your meds grandad. You're embarrassing yourself.
"The new lingo".
Clearly a boomer pretending to be a millennial.