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Originally Posted by Geeoff
The kids use the word "boomer" to denote an old-fashioned mindset. It is not ageist. In this context, a millennial can be a boomer.
Also, boomer has never been a slur. I'm pretty sure baby boomers came up with this term themselves.
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The way boomer is used in "OK boomer" is absolutely a slur. A rather cringy one that reflects far more on the person using it than it does the target, but a slur none the less.
Also, I'd like to congratulate psynet for once again derailing a thread with his habitual drive by troll post.