baby boomer
An American person born during the "baby boom" following World War II, between the years of 1945 and 1965, during which the population of the United States increased by 40 percent. Typically used to describe members of this generation, who have been associated with economic prosperity, consumerism, self-indulgence. Primarily heard in US. Since baby boomers represent such a large percentage of the population, financial experts are concerned about the impact their retirement will have on the economy. Though they were spared the two World Wars, baby boomers lived through other tumultuous times, including the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Sexual Revolution. I know it's hard for you to fathom growing up without the Internet, but that's what we baby boomers did.
thunder-boomer
A thunderstorm. Sometimes spelled as a single word. The kids always get nervous when they hear a thunder-boomer outside, so I play a game with them to help calm their nerves. The plane is grounded until this thunderboomer passes us by.
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a ˈbaby boomer
(American English also a ˈboomer) a person born during a period when many more babies are born than usual (called a baby boom), especially after the Second World War: The new President was a baby boomer, born in the 1950s.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
(baby) boomer
n. someone born during the baby boom—from the last years of World War II until the early 1960s. When the baby boomers get around to saving up for retirement, you’re going to see a lot of investment scams.
boomer
verbboomer
1. n. a laborer who moves from one economic boom to another. Fred’s great uncle was a boomer in the days of the Oklahoma oil rush.
2. Go to (baby) boomer.
thunder-boomer
n. a thunderstorm. There will be thunder-boomers in the boonies tonight.
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baby boomer
One of approximately 77 million persons born during the two decades following the end of World War II (1945). In 1951, a New York Post columnist Sylvia Porter is thought to have been the first to call the large postwar increase in births a “boom.” The return of veterans and the expansion of the economy with higher incomes are some of the factors accounting for the increase. Healthier and wealthier than previous generations, the baby boomers to some extent rejected traditional values and embraced social and cultural change. Their identity as a group was indicated by Time magazine’s choice of the Baby Boom Generation as its 1966 “Man of the Year.” Aging baby boomers, so characterized after they reached the age of 40, are still named by the cliché. A June 13, 2010, article by Patricia Cohen in the New York Times said, “Baby boomers have long been considered the generation that did not want to grow up, perpetual adolescents even as they become eligible for Social Security.”
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer