Boomeritis

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A narcissistic liberal worldview associated with baby boomers. informal, uncountable

    "Techies were the most juvenile, but other wealthy men, in the full throes of boomeritis, also acted like kids in a candy store."

Example

More examples

"Techies were the most juvenile, but other wealthy men, in the full throes of boomeritis, also acted like kids in a candy store."

Etymology

From boomer + -itis, coined by Ken Wilber in Boomeritis: A Novel That Will Set You Free (2002).

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