Boomersplain

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To condescendingly explain (something) to a younger person as a baby boomer. derogatory, slang

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

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

Etymology

From boomer (“a baby boomer”) + -splain.

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