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boomersplaining 

When baby boomers use their own, often outdated, personal experience to talk down on younger people, especially millennials.
Person A: "Dang, it's tough to afford college, land a job, and buy a house."

Person B: "Stop complaining, when I was your age, I worked a summer job to pay for college! Stop eating avocado toast and you might be able to afford a house!"

Person A: "Uh, thanks for boomersplaining but things are different today."
boomersplaining by mllnnl August 13, 2017

Boomsplain 

When a Baby Boomer attempts to explain something to to the younger generation.
“And then Father Time starts boomsplaining computers to ME! I have a friggin’ PhD in quantum computing."
Boomsplain by Wickednoname November 14, 2019

Boomerslang 

1) A common word or phrase that's meaningless, but is meant to rope people in. It's an amalgamation of corporate speak and platitudes--A buzzword that instills hope but makes no promise and has no intent to deliver.
They claim to offer "competitive pay." That's boomerslang for "we pay sh*t, but promise that with your loyalty we'll pay better, even though we won't."
Boomerslang by Fission_Chips May 13, 2021

boomerpain 

an act or utterance that backfires on its originator incurring a feeling of pain or suffering
Asking for help boomerpained. Not only did I not receive help, now I have double the work!
boomerpain by cson52 March 22, 2023

Boomsplaining 

When you're forced to explain something to a baby boomer that is considered common knowledge to both millenials and zoomers
"Had to do some boomsplaining when my Dad accidentally uploaded a close up picture of his teeth as his Facebook banner picture and then couldn't change it on his own"
Boomsplaining by Jocie69 November 2, 2019

Boomsplain 

To mansplain something except not from a man, but from someone born from 1946-1964, otherwise known as Boomer.
My boomer friend had to boomsplain what *Hot Potato* was to me the other day. He said, "The game Hot Potato is a classic game from many of us older guys' youth....

....The rules for Hot Potato are 'Gather a group of 3 or more people. One person will sit out and play music on their phone or a radio for as long as they want while everyone in the group passes a potato around the circle. Whoever is holding the potato when the music stops loses the round. Keep playing until one winner remains!'"
Boomsplain by Khal Renny January 29, 2025
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
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Larpenomics

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