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boomers

/ˈbumɚz/

boomers is the plural of boomer.

Meaning of boomer

Noun

boomer (plural boomers)

  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.2010, Pearl Cleage, Till You Hear from Me, page 151
  2. A device used to bind or tighten chain.
    Synonyms:
    chain binder
  3. (US, slang) 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.1990, Larry Ferguson, Donald E. Stewart, The Hunt For Red October
  4. (UK) A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae spp.).
  5. An adult male kangaroo.
  6. (Appalachia) A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).

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Proper noun capitalized: Boomers

Boomers

  1. The men's national basketball representative team of Australia.

Noun capitalized: Boomers

Boomers

  1. (plural) plural of Boomer

Origin of boomers

From boomer, Australian slang for an adult male kangaroo.

Phrases with boomers

Words that rhyme with boomers

Questions about boomers

What does boomers mean?
Boomers means the men's national basketball representative team of Australia.
What is boomers the plural of?
Boomers is the plural of boomer.
What part of speech is boomers?
Boomers can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce boomers?
Boomers is pronounced /ˈbumɚz/ (US).

Words near boomers in the dictionary

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

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