Boomlet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small period of rapid growth.

    "This is the twentysomething generation, those 48 million young Americans ages 18 through 29 who fall between the famous baby boomers and the boomlet of children the baby boomers are producing."

Synonyms

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miniboomminiboom

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"This is the twentysomething generation, those 48 million young Americans ages 18 through 29 who fall between the famous baby boomers and the boomlet of children the baby boomers are producing."

Etymology

From boom + -let.

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