boomers
Generation before X
Boomers is informal shorthand for baby boomers—the generation born roughly 1946–1964, during the post-World War II population surge.
The term often carries generational tension, especially when younger speakers use it dismissively: OK boomer became a catchphrase for brushing off attitudes perceived as out of touch.
In Australian slang, a boomer is also a large male kangaroo.
After hostilities end
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- generational divideDifference between age cohorts
- aging populationIncreasing proportion of elderly
AARP · senior citizens · empty nesters · grandparents · demographics · population pyramid · generational wealth · inheritance
Having rightful claim
- technophobeOne fearing modern devices
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- generational conflictTension between age groups
- out of touchLacking current awareness
lead paint · leaded gasoline · participation trophies · bootstraps · avocado toast · snowflake · climate denial · Facebook
Landmark 1969 music festival
- BeatlesIconic sixties rock quartet
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
- hippiesCountercultural youth of the sixties
rock 'n' roll · civil rights · protest · Summer of Love · disco · Motown · free love · tie-dye
Outward residential growth
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
- pensionsOngoing payments after employment
- Social SecurityFederal old-age insurance program
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
housing market · wealth accumulation · economic growth · consumerism · middle class · corporate ladder · job security · gold watch
postwar
After hostilities end
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- generational divideDifference between age cohorts
aging population · AARP · senior citizens · empty nesters · grandparents · demographics · population pyramid · generational wealth · inheritance · downsizing
entitled
Having rightful claim
- technophobeOne fearing modern devices
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- generational conflictTension between age groups
out of touch · lead paint · leaded gasoline · participation trophies · bootstraps · avocado toast · snowflake · climate denial · Facebook · landline
Woodstock
Landmark 1969 music festival
- BeatlesIconic sixties rock quartet
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
hippies · rock 'n' roll · civil rights · protest · Summer of Love · disco · Motown · free love · tie-dye · communes
suburban expansion
Outward residential growth
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
- pensionsOngoing payments after employment
- Social SecurityFederal old-age insurance program
401k · housing market · wealth accumulation · economic growth · consumerism · middle class · corporate ladder · job security · gold watch · defined benefit
- market segmentssegments, demographics, demographic, geographic, behavioral
- comedy targetspoliticians, lawyers, in-laws, teenagers, bosses
- seniorssenior citizens, senior, elderly, old woman, old lady
- generations & geneticsGen X, Gen Z, millennials, Gen Alpha, DNA
- reader segmentscasual readers, millennials, Gen X, Gen Z, retirees
- user segmentsdigital natives, early adopters, power users, casual users, desktop users
boomersGen Z
Post-millennial demographic cohort
millennials · Generation Z · Gen Alpha · Generation Alpha · digital natives
boomersmillennials
Those born 1981-1996
renters · have-nots · digital natives · first-time buyers · gig workers
boomersdigital natives
Those raised with technology
terminally online · iPad kids · screenagers · chronically online
- baby boomerPostwar generation member
- OK, BoomerGenerational dismissal phrase
- boomer generationPostwar population surge cohort