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Boomer Bend 

A guitar string bending technique that is just about the laziest trope of the last 60 years of electric guitar. Coined by Polyphia guitarist Tim Henson, the boomer bend was introduced to mainstream boomer audiences by boomer guitarists such as Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. It’s commonly associated with ‘da blooze’ and can be heard in sundry dive/sports bars and holes-in-the-wall from Tallahassee to Thailand. Technically it encompasses either bending from the 4th to the (b)5th on the third string, or from the b7 to the root on the first -all within the pentatonic minor box shape. This is typically accompanied with a facial expression between sucking a lemon and a constipated bowel movement. Performative soul. What happens when white people try to be Albert King.
I’m too lazy to learn scales or theory on guitar so boomer bends have been a life-saver. Hey, it was good enough for most of the bands at Woodstock!
Boomer Bend by Kid Logic November 16, 2021
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Boomerman 

Bald Angry Canuck Shoutcaster know primarily for surly ranting and drunken debautchery.
Boomerman by Anonymous July 6, 2003
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boomegate 

-verb, ( -gated, -gating)
1. to delegate a task assigned to you, back to the person who assigned it.
2. to delegate a task assigned to you, over to someone else, usually a co-worker.

Basically, to deflect and redirect responsibility for a task or job.

Derived from the words 'boomerang' and 'delegate'. Can also be used as a noun, see example 3.

1. He emailed and asked if I could finish up database transfer, so I boomegated it back to him...

2. The boss delegated me with this task, which I am now boomegating over to you...

3. "Tossing to you... you can deflect to him but my boomegate blocker is up."
boomegate by Dan Hakimzadeh January 2, 2009

Boomer Remover 

"The Boomer Remover will sure take care of those boomers, Jake."

boomer text 

When you text a boomer, and they answer your text by calling you. Quite often, boomers will reference some or all of the content of your text

in their call, while simultaneously sounding like they haven't read it. Reasons for boomer texts range from laziness, to lack of basic smartphone awareness. Boomer texts can be very annoying as the person sending the text could very well be in a loud environment, or just not have time to talk on the phone. The boomer however, is inconsiderate of possible circumstances why a person chose to text them instead of calling, and places their own convenience as top priority.

Example

Millennial texts boomer: I'm gonna make a run over to Jack in the Box.. you want anything?

Boomer calls: Hey, so you're going to Jack in the Box?

Millennial: ...yeah... did you not read my text?

Boomer: oh yeah I just got it.. well go ahead and get me a (burger and fries)
I just asked my old man to text me the address of the hotel he's staying at so I could navigate to it, and he boomer texted me. Just called and told me what restaurants are nearby and what the outside of the building looks like. - no address
boomer text by Addison Sparks April 27, 2021

neo-boomer 

A young person who has the same reactionary opinions as your grandfather.
me, a fool: we should treat people with respect and compassion

neo-boomer: foreign nationals who illegally enter America and commit crimes are animals
neo-boomer by Lotella May 31, 2018

Karen Boomer 

Someone who is being annoying or talking shit about a younger generation. Sometimes used in a joking way among friends. This person also took the fucking kids.
Me: "Oh shit we actually found a Karen Boomer!"

My Friend: "A rare discovery indeed."
Karen Boomer by Karen_Boomer_420 December 17, 2019