Postboom

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    After a boom. not-comparable

    "Austin, even postboom Austin, has always been small enough to accommodate my haunts — the grocery, the laundromat, the burger joint, and the bookstore — within walking distance."

Example

More examples

"Austin, even postboom Austin, has always been small enough to accommodate my haunts — the grocery, the laundromat, the burger joint, and the bookstore — within walking distance."

Etymology

From post- + boom.

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