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boomeritis

boomeritis noun: a narcissistic liberal worldview associated with baby boomers.

Noun

boomeritis (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A narcissistic liberal worldview associated with baby boomers.
    • Techies were the most juvenile, but other wealthy men, in the full throes of boomeritis, also acted like kids in a candy store.2009, Larry Samuel, Rich: the rise and fall of American wealth culture, page 222

Origin of boomeritis

From boomer + -itis, coined by Ken Wilber in Boomeritis: A Novel That Will Set You Free (2002).

Questions about boomeritis

What does boomeritis mean?
Boomeritis means a narcissistic liberal worldview associated with baby boomers.
What part of speech is boomeritis?
Boomeritis is a noun.

Words near boomeritis in the dictionary

  1. boomerhon
  2. boomerhons
  3. boomerish
  4. boomerism
  5. boomerist
  6. boomeritis
  7. boomers
  8. boomerspeak
  9. boomersplain
  10. boomersplained
  11. boomersplaining

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