Zoomers

Post-millennial generation members

Zoomers is informal slang for Generation Z—people born roughly between the late 1990s and early 2010s.

The term plays on "boomers" (baby boomers) while suggesting the fast-paced, digitally native character of the generation: OK zoomer echoes the dismissive OK boomer.

Sometimes used self-deprecatingly by young people themselves.

generation

Gen-Z

Post-millennial demographic cohort

millennialsThose born 1981-1996
youthState of being immature
teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen

TikTok · memes · influencers · content-creators · screenagers · post-millennials · centennials · woke · slang · vibes

photography

telephoto

Magnifying camera lens

magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
close-upNear-range photograph
paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers

birders · aperture · stabilization · reach

video-calls

work-from-home

Employment from residence

webinarsStreamed educational broadcasts
video-conferencingReal-time remote visual communication
backgroundsWhat lies behind foregrounds

unmute

speed

speedsters

Very quick individuals

racersSpeed contest participants
quickMoving with speed
dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly

rushing · speeding · zippy · swift · acceleration · velocity · momentum · blur · dash

Opposites

generational cohort

ZoomersBoomers

Named sports organization

Silent Generation · Greatest Generation · Gen X · Generation X · elders

technological nativity

Zoomersdigital immigrants

Those who adopted technology later

technophobes · Luddites · Boomers · Silent Generation

cultural/political stereotype

ZoomersBoomers

Named sports organization

traditionalists · establishment · old guard · conservatives · institutionalists

Phrases

zoomed inIncreased visual magnification
zoomed outWidened the frame

Family

zoomer, zoomed

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G