Technically, what goes around comes around. Boomerangst is he terror that the Baby Boom generation experiences at the reality of getting old; specifically the difficulty identifying their status as 'retired' or asking for any sort of 'Senior' discount. It begins at age 50 when AARP mails out a membership card and culminates in signing up for Medicare at 65.
He agonized over his increasinghair loss with his therapist, who noted 'boomerangst' in his notes
-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."
Boomeritis is an illness that forces the infected to talk like old British men from the 1800’s. It can be fatal in some situations, but the worst cases tend to only cause lasting damage to the brain and how it functions.
“Kiwi has developed a badcase of boomeritis, maybe she should get some rest.”
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.