OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 hours agoShut Up Boomerlemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1618
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minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-244 minutes agoBoomer, as an insult, now means an older out of touch person. Language is fluid. Edit: The dictionary agrees
minus-squarestopforgettingit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-23 hours agoYou can use the word however you like, however the rest world sees this word as a name for a specific generation, born after WWII and before 65-68.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-242 minutes agohttps://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/ok-boomer There’s a reason I specifically said, “as an insult.” The funny part is that by refusing to accept that the use of a word in a specific context has changed makes you a boomer per the slang definition.
Boomer, as an insult, now means an older out of touch person.
Language is fluid.
Edit: The dictionary agrees
Nope. Fuck off with that.
Ok boomer
You can use the word however you like, however the rest world sees this word as a name for a specific generation, born after WWII and before 65-68.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/ok-boomer
There’s a reason I specifically said, “as an insult.”
The funny part is that by refusing to accept that the use of a word in a specific context has changed makes you a boomer per the slang definition.