noun
Meaning 1
That which zooms.
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zoomer
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noun
Meaning 2
A kind of small swim fin.
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noun
Meaning 3
A baby boomer with a very active lifestyle.
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Usage: neologism
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noun
Meaning 4
An eccentric, erratic or crazy person, particularly associated with more extreme supporters of Scottish nationalism.
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Usage: Scotland
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: moonbat, nutter
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noun
Meaning 5
A woman's breasts, especially large breasts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally, vulgar
Examples
- As she exited the tomb, momentarily blinded by the bright sun, she was vaguely aware that the other members of the party were staring at the impressive zoomers filling out her dusty tank top.
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noun
Meaning 6
A member of Generation Z.
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Synonyms: Generation Z, Generation Zer, Gen Z, Gen-Zer, Z, Zer
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative letter-case form of zoomer.
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Usage: alt-of
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History
Etymology
From zoom + -er. The sense of "active baby boomer" is influenced by the word boomer, and is attributed to Moses Znaimer.
Alteration of bazoom, ultimately from bosom.
Portmanteau from Generation Z and boomer (“baby boomer, a person born between 1945 and early 1960s”). Merriam-Webster identified the earliest use in its current sense as being made on 16 March 2016 by an aviation engineer named Jennie Santoro at HNTB Seattle, in a presentation called "Boomers to Zoomers: Passing the Torch to Generation Z!" However, the word was ultimately popularized through a variant of the Wojak meme which originated on 4chan on July 21st, 2018, and from there spread to other platforms. Accordingly, Urban Dictionary view statistics suggest that it began gaining traction in mid-2018 before peaking in January 2020.