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boomersplaining

boomersplaining is the present participle and gerund of boomersplain.

Meaning of boomersplain

Verb

boomersplain (third-person singular simple present boomersplains, present participle boomersplaining, simple past and past participle boomersplained)

  1. (derogatory, slang) To condescendingly explain (something) to a younger person as a baby boomer.
    • For years, we've been reading think piece after think piece, boomersplaining millennial culture through a kids-these-days lens.2016 April 29, Maggie Gordon, “Talkin' 'bout my generation: It's millennials' turn”, in Houston Chronicle

Questions about boomersplaining

What is boomersplaining the present participle and gerund of?
Boomersplaining is the present participle and gerund of boomersplain.

Words near boomersplaining in the dictionary

  1. boomeritis
  2. boomers
  3. boomerspeak
  4. boomersplain
  5. boomersplained
  6. boomersplaining
  7. boomersplains
  8. boometh
  9. Boomey
  10. boomhouse
  11. boomhouses

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