boomlet
Small economic upswing
A boomlet is a small boom—a modest surge in activity, popularity, or growth that doesn't quite reach full boom proportions.
The term appears often in political and economic contexts: There was a brief boomlet of interest in his candidacy, The housing boomlet faded by summer.
The diminutive suffix signals something notable but limited in scale or duration.
Short-lived enthusiasm
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
- buzzContinuous low drone
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- surgeSudden powerful increase
wave · momentum · popularity · resurgence · renaissance · revival · movement · phenomenon
Slight increase
- rallyGathering for a cause
- reboundReturn after deflection
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- bullishExpecting market gains
stocks · equities · market · investment · speculation · trading · portfolio · startup
Very young child
- birthComing into the world
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- generationAge-defined peer group
fad
Short-lived enthusiasm
surge · wave · momentum · popularity · resurgence · renaissance · revival · movement · phenomenon · blip
uptick
Slight increase
bullish · stocks · equities · market · investment · speculation · trading · portfolio · startup · venture
baby
Very young child
- birthComing into the world
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
generation · millennial · cohort · census · trend · spike · uptick