zoomer

Post-millennial young person

A zoomer is a member of Generation Z, the cohort born roughly between the mid-1990s and early 2010s.

The term plays on "boomer" (baby boomer) while evoking the speed and digital fluency associated with this generation: OK zoomer echoes the dismissive OK boomer.

Zoomers are characterized as digital natives who grew up with smartphones and social media.

generation

centennials

Hundredth-year observances

cohort · twenty-somethings · teenagers · adolescents · youngsters · successors

digital

TikTok

Short-form video service

smartphone · influencer · algorithm · content-creator · online · viral · doomscrolling · FYP · filter · reel

slang

meme

Shared online humor

  • viralSpreading quickly online
  • dankDisagreeably cold and wet
  • cringeShrink from discomfort

edgy · shitpost · irony · sarcasm · relatable · humor · trend · hashtag · troll · parody

speed

fast

Speedy, or skip eating

turbo · sprint · rapid · quick · motorized · scooter · go-kart · zippy · speeding · whoosh

camera

webcam

Computer-mounted video capture device

unmute · virtual · pandemic · work-from-home · hybrid · webinar · conference

Categories
Opposites
generational cohort

zoomerboomer

Midcentury generation member

baby boomer · Silent Generation · Greatest Generation · traditionalist · old-timer

digital nativity

zoomertechnophobe

One fearing modern devices

digital immigrant · Luddite · late adopter

Phrases
Family

zoom, zooming, zooms, zoomed, zoomable, unzoomed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G