Meaning of boomersplain | Babel Free

Definitions

To condescendingly explain (something) to a younger person as a baby boomer.

derogatory, slang

Examples

“For years, we've been reading think⟳ piece after think⟳ piece, boomersplaining millennial culture through a kids-these-days lens.”

“Young voters who feel⟳ the current system doesn’t properly reflect⟳ voter preferences, a sentiment many believe⟳ contributes to their election day apathy, will be boomersplained to death about why they don’t know⟳ what they’re talking about.”

“But there hasn’t been much of a collective critique of Generation X since the early 1990s, when the media decided that we were inveterate slackers, and Time magazine boomersplained that Xers “have⟳ few heroes, no anthems, no style to call⟳ their own⟳. They crave entertainment, but their attention span is as short as one zap of a TV dial.””

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