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boomlet

boomlet noun: a small period of rapid growth.

Noun

boomlet (plural boomlets)

  1. A small period of rapid growth.
    • This is the twentysomething generation, those 48 million young Americans ages 18 through 29 who fall between the famous baby boomers and the boomlet of children the baby boomers are producing.1990 July 16, David M. Gross, Sophfronia Scott, “Proceeding With Caution”, in Time
    • There was a boomlet in fitness centers as corporations sweetened their programs to pay for part of their employees' gym memberships […].2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties

Forms of boomlet

pluralboomlets

Origin of boomlet

From boom + -let.

Questions about boomlet

What does boomlet mean?
Boomlet means a small period of rapid growth.
What part of speech is boomlet?
Boomlet is a noun.
What is the plural of boomlet?
The plural of boomlet is boomlets.

Words near boomlet in the dictionary

  1. boomity
  2. boomkin
  3. boomkins
  4. boomless
  5. boomless cruise
  6. boomlet
  7. boomlets
  8. boomlike
  9. boomorah
  10. boompipe
  11. boompipes

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