boomer (plural boomers)
An adult male kangaroo.
(informal) Ellipsis of baby boomer.
Coordinate term: zoomer
(slang, by extension) A person who does not know how to utilize new technologies well.
Something that makes a booming sound.
(US, mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
A device used to bind or tighten chain.
(US, nautical, military, slang) A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
(UK) A bittern (subfamily Botaurinae).
(Appalachia) A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
A mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
Synonyms: sewellel beaver, sewellel
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Boomer (plural Boomers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boomer is the 12968th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2368 individuals. Boomer is most common among White (70.65%) and Black/African American (22.09%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Boom"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, booms.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A North American rodent, so named because it is said to make a booming noise. See Sewellel.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large male kangaroo.
4. One who works up a "boom". [Slang, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
