Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boomeritis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boomeri-tis
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narcissistic liberal worldview associated with baby boomers.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Techies were the most juvenile, but other wealthy men, in the full throes of boomeritis, also acted like kids in a candy store."

Etymology

From boomer + -itis, coined by Ken Wilber in Boomeritis: A Novel That Will Set You Free (2002).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: boomer

Usage

Questions

What does boomeritis mean?: A narcissistic liberal worldview associated with baby boomers.
Where does boomeritis come from?: From boomer + -itis, coined by Ken Wilber in Boomeritis: A Novel That Will Set You Free (2002).

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