babyboomers
Born mid-century surge
Baby boomers are people born during the post-World War II surge in births, roughly 1946 to 1964.
The generation is associated with cultural upheaval in the 1960s and 70s, and now with aging into retirement.
Younger generations use OK boomer to dismiss attitudes perceived as out of touch.
Also spelled baby-boomers or babyboomers.
Good fortune, success
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
- pensionsOngoing payments after employment
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
401k · middleclass · career · corporate · downsizing · inheritance · real-estate · debt
After hostilities end
- demographicStatistical population category
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- bulgeOutward curved projection
census · birthrate · fertility · surge · peak · wave · generational · coming-of-age
Leaving the workforce permanently
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- AARPSeniors' advocacy organization
- agingGrowing older over time
eldercare · downsizing · grandchildren · fixed-income · healthcare · longevity · snowbirds
Rejection of mainstream values
- hippiesCountercultural youth of the sixties
- discoSeventies dance music
- bellbottomsPants with flared legs
- afrosRounded, tightly-curled hairstyles
miniskirts · free-love · tie-dye · commune · psychedelia
Passage for controlled flow
- MLKCivil rights initials
- suburbiaResidential areas outside cities
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- draftPreliminary version of text
Having rightful claim
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- technophobeOne fearing modern devices
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- analogComparable equivalent
prosperity
Good fortune, success
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
- pensionsOngoing payments after employment
wealth · 401k · middleclass · career · corporate · downsizing · inheritance · real-estate · debt
postwar
After hostilities end
- demographicStatistical population category
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- populationAll inhabitants combined
bulge · census · birthrate · fertility · surge · peak · wave · generational · coming-of-age
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- AARPSeniors' advocacy organization
aging · eldercare · downsizing · grandchildren · fixed-income · healthcare · longevity · snowbirds
counterculture
Rejection of mainstream values
- hippiesCountercultural youth of the sixties
- discoSeventies dance music
- bellbottomsPants with flared legs
afros · miniskirts · free-love · tie-dye · commune · psychedelia
watergate
Passage for controlled flow
- MLKCivil rights initials
- suburbiaResidential areas outside cities
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
entitled
Having rightful claim
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- technophobeOne fearing modern devices
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
babyboomersGen Z
Post-millennial demographic cohort
Generation Z · millennials · Gen Alpha · Generation Y · Generation Alpha
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