OK boomer
Dismissive Gen-Z sign-off for an out-of-touch older person's take.
Definitions
A short, smiling kiss-off used to dismiss a take perceived as out-of-touch, condescending, or generationally entitled — usually from a baby boomer, but applied to anyone giving boomer-energy. The whole point is refusing to debate.
OK boomer In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Catapulted out of TikTok in 2019, became a global meme after New Zealand MP Chlöe Swarbrick deployed it in parliament against a heckler. Used to wave away condescending boomer-coded opinions without engaging.
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