OK, Boomer
Youth's contemptuous retort
OK, Boomer is a dismissive retort to someone perceived as out of touch, condescending, or clinging to outdated views—especially an older person lecturing younger generations.
The phrase emerged online around 2019 as Gen Z's catchall response to Baby Boomer criticism: OK, Boomer, tell me again how hard work alone pays for college.
It can target anyone, regardless of age, who sounds smugly traditional.
Spreading quickly online
- hashtagLabeled link for posts
- clapbackSwift retaliatory response
- catchphraseSignature line of words
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
TikTok · Twitter · reaction · screenshot · format · share · repost · Gen Z
Those born 1981-1996
- Gen XPost-boomer demographic cohort
- Gen ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
- technology gapDisparity in technical advancement
cultural shift · misunderstanding · perspective · worldview · housing market · climate change · student debt · economy
Gesture of exasperation
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
- invalidatingMaking something null
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
disrespectful · sarcastic · flippant · disdainful · shutdown · exasperation · frustration · fed-up
Recovery after decline
- clapbackSwift retaliatory response
- rejoinderReply to a reply
- quipBrief, clever remark
- riposteSwift clever reply
mic drop · rebuttal · snappy · witty · one-liner · shutdown · zinger · counter
One fearing modern devices
- FacebookDominant social media platform
- all-capsEvery letter capitalized
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- pull yourself upRaise your body upward
back in my day · landline · cable TV · fossil fuel · bootstraps · work ethic · newspaper · lawn care
viral
Spreading quickly online
- hashtagLabeled link for posts
- clapbackSwift retaliatory response
- catchphraseSignature line of words
trending · TikTok · Twitter · reaction · screenshot · format · share · repost · Gen Z · millennial
millennials
Those born 1981-1996
- Gen XPost-boomer demographic cohort
- Gen ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
technology gap · cultural shift · misunderstanding · perspective · worldview · housing market · climate change · student debt · economy · wealth gap
eye-roll
Gesture of exasperation
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
- invalidatingMaking something null
patronizing · disrespectful · sarcastic · flippant · disdainful · shutdown · exasperation · frustration · fed-up · tired
comeback
Recovery after decline
riposte · mic drop · rebuttal · snappy · witty · one-liner · shutdown · zinger · counter · sass
technophobe
One fearing modern devices
- FacebookDominant social media platform
- all-capsEvery letter capitalized
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
pull yourself up · back in my day · landline · cable TV · fossil fuel · bootstraps · work ethic · newspaper · lawn care · golf
OK, BoomerZoomer
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kids these days · snowflake generation · back in my day · get off my lawn