OK, boomer

English Alternative forms en OK, Boomer OK boomer OK Boomer ok boomer Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-OK, boomer.wav US Interjection en Internet slang pejorative Used to sardonically counter or dismiss an older person (typically a baby boomer) as lacking an understanding of the circumstances, priorities, or culture of a younger generation, especially by a millennial or zoomer. en OK, zoomer en 2019 Editorial: With high college costs, state should give more funding The State News https://issuu.com/statenews/docs/sndaily.112119-compressed 2 People who went to college decades ago might talk about how they were able to pay to go to college by working part-time or working a summer job, even though college was substantially more affordable then.To that, we would say, “OK boomer, we're just asking for the same opportunities you got, and that students around the world get.” Michigan State University November 21 en 2020 Joan Walsh Chris Matthews Is Gone. His Bosses Are Not The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/chris-matthews-msnbc-sexism/ On one level, I understood Parker. She came up in an era when putting up with male misbehavior was just part of the job of being a journalist. Sometimes you could make lemonade out of lemons; maybe she genuinely enjoyed “flirting” with Matthews. But to insinuate that what other women experienced with the host was equally enjoyable, well, OK Boomer. (And I say that as a boomer.) March 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20250813101458/https://www.thenation.com/article/society/chris-matthews-msnbc-sexism/ 13 August 2025 en en Internet slang pejorative Used to facetiously suggest that someone is old, boring, or out-of-touch. en 2019 Scott Grams Working Like Dogs The Landscape Contractor https://issuu.com/rick_r/docs/dec.19_digital_edition 5 When I was growing up (Ok, Boomer) the only office that had a dog was a firehouse. December en November 17, 2020 Michael Karkafiris BMW’s Attempt To Patronize Critics Of The New iX With ‘OK, Boomer’ Is A Very Risky Move CarScoops https://www.carscoops.com/2020/11/bmws-attempt-to-patronize-critics-of-the-new-ix-with-ok-boomer-is-a-very-risky-move/ “OK, Boomer. And what’s your reason not to change?”, BMW tweeted and as you might imagine, that didn’t bode well with a large portion of social media users; no one likes being patronized after all. en See also en kthxbye Further reading en Baby boomers