• village604
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    3 个月前

    No, it hasn’t. Boomer and Baby Boomer are two different things.

    The fact that you can’t accept the new lingo basically makes you a boomer.

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        3 个月前

        The fact that boomer is derived from baby boomer doesn’t mean they share a definition.

        The fact that you don’t understand that is concerning.

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            3 个月前

            So, because the N word is derived from the Spanish word for black, they mean the same thing, right?

            I think you need to ask your teacher

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                3 个月前

                Right, and boomer is a pejorative for old out of touch people because the baby boomers were the old people when it was coined, but it’s not generation specific.

                This is what the term is referring to. You’re being Principal Skinner.

                Slang and pejoratives don’t typically follow strict etymology. They’re more ephemeral.

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                  No, it was generation specific, and some dumb kids didn’t understand what it meant and just thought “haha mean word.”

                  And you were so close to getting it! Keep trying, kid!