Boom / Boomer Long before the phrase 'okay boomer' became popular, the Air Force used the term 'boom' or 'boomer' to refer to the small group of airmen who operate the big tube that connects an aerial refueling tanker to thirsty aircraft in need of a fill-up.
The Navy's ballistic missile submarines, often referred to as "boomers," serve as an undetectable launch platform for intercontinental missiles. They are designed specifically for stealth and the precise delivery of nuclear warheads.
boomer noun [C] (PERSON)
a person born during the period between approximately 1945 and 1965 following World War II, when there was a baby boom (= a large increase in the number of babies born), also used to refer to an older person in general: Many boomers are in a position to afford a second or third home.
In the U.S. Air Force (USAF), a boom operator is an aircrew member aboard tanker aircraft who is responsible for safely and effectively transferring aviation fuel from one military aircraft to another during flight (known as aerial refueling, air refueling, in-flight refueling, air-to-air refueling, and tanking).
It began to appear in U.S. newspapers toward the end of World War II and may have been given greater currency when the widely read financial columnist Sylvia Porter used it in a 1950 article on the boom's economic impact. The term "baby boomer" is more recent but also dates back to at least the 1970s.
Nine months later saw the start of a population revolution as childbirth rates soared – more than four million Australians were born between 1946-1961 – the 'Baby Boom'.
There are a lot of very different meanings for the word boomer in colloquial Australian English. The most common is as something large, like a crashing wave. But it is also popularly known to mean something successful or popular, as a party or song.
Specialty Summary. Performs in-flight refueling aircrew functions and activities according to flight manuals, checklists, and Unites States Air Force publications.
Your boomer boss has an investment in the organization; they have likely put in a substantial number of years to arrive at their current position. They probably have had only a few employers in their career — in my case only one!
"Space boomer" or simply "boomer" was 22nd century Earth slang for a person who had been born in space and spent most of their lives there. Crews of Earth Cargo Service freighters, such as the ECS Fortunate and the ECS Horizon, were considered boomers. ( ENT: "Fortunate Son")
Much like “millennial,” “boomer” doesn't merely indicate a person born in a given time or place, it's a blanket term referencing the predominant trends, values and concerns of an entire generation. “Boomer” is also, evidently, an insult to an older person, who may or may not technically be a baby boomer.
Boomer simply means some old person who doesn't know the modern way of life. Also, from Baby Boomer demographic set between 1946 and 1994.
Most billionaires are like Bill Gates, baby boomers well into their sixties. If Bill Gates pops up in your mind when you envision wealth, you're spot-on. It turns out that Gates is the prototype for the rich: a self-made male boomer entrepreneur.
/ˈbəmə/ A bummer is a huge disappointment. It's a bummer when you try out for a big role in a play and don't end up getting it. The word bummer is a very casual way to describe or make note of a frustrating experience.
In US naval slang, ballistic missile submarines are called boomers. In the UK, they are known as bombers. In both cases, SSBN submarines operate on a two-crew concept, with two complete crews – including two captains – called Gold and Blue in the United States, Starboard and Port in the United Kingdom.
Baby boomers, sometimes shortened to boomers, are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceding Generation X. The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964 during the mid-20th century baby boom.
Who exactly are the baby boomers? There are actually two groups of baby boomers. The first, boomers I, were born between 1946 and 1954, while boomers II, aka Generation Jones, were born between 1955 and 1964.
They're not passive. Instead, they ask themselves, “How do I live my next chapter?” Baby boomers want choice, independence, and a place tailored to their preferences.
TOPGUN is a nickname for what began as the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School and is now known as the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program. Formerly located at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California, TOPGUN is now located at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada.
The fourth character (7) is the airman's skill level. In this case, the skill level is “craftsman.” Upon promotion to E-5, airmen begin training for the “7” (craftsman) skill level. This level of training includes correspondence courses, more on-the-job training, and for some jobs, a seven-level technical school.
U.S. military colonels rank above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general. The modern day insignia for a colonel is a silver eagle with a U.S. shield on its chest and holding an olive branch in one talon and a bundle of arrows in the other. The eagle insignia led to the informal term “full-bird colonel.”
A female kangaroo is known as a 'flyer' or a 'doe' and a male kangaroo a 'buck' or a 'boomer' (hence the nickname of the Australian men's basketball team, the Boomers).
The men's team is called 'Boomers', which is the colloquial name for adult male Kangaroos. As it turns out, this nickname is strikingly apt for a basketball team in more ways than one.
Both demographic groups comprise 5.4 million people but the 2021 statistics reflect a diminishing number of “boomers” compared with the 2016 survey. Defined as the generation of people born between 1946 and 1964, the number of baby boomers fell from 25.4% to 21.5% of the overall population.
power and fashion savvy of boomer women – the 77 million female Americans. born between 1946 and 1964 who have long set the pace for marketers and. advertisers. ( Betts 2005)