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OK, boomer

OK, boomer interjection: used to sardonically counter or dismiss an older person (typically a baby boomer) as lacking an understanding of the circumstances, priorities, or culture of a younger generation, especially by a millennial or zoomer.

Interjection (1)

  1. (Internet, derogatory) Used to sardonically counter or dismiss an older person (typically a baby boomer) as lacking an understanding of the circumstances, priorities, or culture of a younger generation, especially by a millennial or zoomer.
    • People who went to college decades ago might talk about how they were able to pay to go to college by working part-time or working a summer job, even though college was substantially more affordable then.
      To that, we would say, “OK boomer, we're just asking for the same opportunities you got, and...2019 November 21, “Editorial: With high college costs, state should give more funding”, in The State News, Michigan State University, page 2
    • On one level, I understood Parker. She came up in an era when putting up with male misbehavior was just part of the job of being a journalist. Sometimes you could make lemonade out of lemons; maybe she genuinely enjoyed “flirting” with Matthews. But to insinuate that what other women experienced...2020 March 3, Joan Walsh, “Chris Matthews Is Gone. His Bosses Are Not”, in The Nation
  2. (Internet, derogatory) Used to facetiously suggest that someone is old, boring, or out-of-touch.
    • When I was growing up (Ok, Boomer) the only office that had a dog was a firehouse.2019 December, Scott Grams, “Working Like Dogs”, in The Landscape Contractor, page 5
    • “OK, Boomer. And what’s your reason not to change?”, BMW tweeted and as you might imagine, that didn’t bode well with a large portion of social media users; no one likes being patronized after all.2020 November 17, Michael Karkafiris, “BMW’s Attempt To Patronize Critics Of The New iX With ‘OK, Boomer’ Is A Very Risky Move”, in CarScoops

Interjection (2) capitalized: OK, Boomer

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of OK, boomer.

Forms of OK, boomer

alternative formOK, Boomer
alternative formOK boomer
alternative formOK Boomer
alternative formok boomer

Questions about OK, boomer

What does OK, boomer mean?
OK, boomer means used to sardonically counter or dismiss an older person (typically a baby boomer) as lacking an understanding of the circumstances, priorities, or culture of a younger generation, especially by a millennial or zoomer.
What part of speech is OK, boomer?
OK, boomer is an interjection.

Words near OK, boomer in the dictionary

  1. OK yah
  2. OK'd
  3. OK'er
  4. OK'ing
  5. OK's
  6. OK, boomer
  7. OK, zoomer
  8. ok-ok
  9. OK.
  10. oka
  11. okada

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