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Refers to members of Generation Z and is a play on the term "Boomer," which refers to members of the Baby Boomer generation. The term Zoomer is also in reference to the fast-paced upbringings members of Generation Z are characterized to have due to the fast advances in technology and culture that has been happening around them as a result of the interconnectivity of the American and Global populations because of the ubiquity of internet-connected smart phones and social media.
"I can't stand those Zoomers, all they do is use their phones all day to play Fortnite and watch TikTok videos!"
Zoomer by Pseudo Fiction October 30, 2018
Word of the Day on January 12, 2020

Zoomer Bait

When a person, typically a content creator plays loud sounds/screams and does frequent jump cuts to appeal to a younger audience.
PersonA: Dude all of TikTok is basically a bunch of zoomer bait
PersonB: Yeah, especially that IShowSpeed guy who screams at the top of his lungs for practically no reason
Zoomer Bait by BottleCapJim March 19, 2023

Boomer-Zoomer 

Traditional boomer, discovering and embracing the Zoom video app for social community activities, especially as a product of pandemic quarantine.
My wife is such a boomer-zoomer, now regularly connecting with her teenage best friends for the first time in decades using the Zoom video – it’s the new hen party.

Ok Zoomer 

A phrase that Zoomers believe is made by boomers but is actually used by Millenials who are tired of the garbage tier memes that Gen Z produces. It is also used to generally mock the "Ok Boomer" meme, as well as mocking the low attention spans of Gen Z, which can associate them with the word 'Zoomer.'
Boomer: *Doesn't Understand Meme*
Zoomer: oK bOoMeR
Millenial: oK zOoMeR
Zoomer: Wow, Boomers are stupid
Boomer: *Not listening to conversation anymore*
Ok Zoomer by Gamogi November 25, 2019

Doomer-Zoomer 

A Doomer-Zoomer is a younger Doomer, being born around the early and late 2000s. Most likely, Doomer-Zoomers suffer if not identical, similar issues of a Doomer.
Jacob was a nice kid in school and loved to learn, after he got a computer and his girlfriend dumped him, he became a Doomer-Zoomer
Doomer-Zoomer by Rcfoolz May 26, 2019

Proto-Zoomer 

Proto-Zoomer is a term that refers to those born at the end of the Millennial generation and the beginning of Generation Z who have more in common with each other than their respective generations. Years are roughly ‘92-‘02. These are the people who always argue about growing up with the same stuff.
Millennial: I grew up with PlayStation 2, Nickelodeon, and Avatar!
Zoomer: So did I.
Proto-Zoomer: You both did. You’re Proto-Zoomers.
Proto-Zoomer by FittyFATZ November 18, 2019
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