• village604
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      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!

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              You keep ignoring the fact that I specified “when used as a pejorative.”

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                  That’s how language works, buddy. It’s fluid.

                  And as you can see from the definition you provided, one word can have multiple meanings based on context.