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Boomer Remover

Boomer Remover

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About

Boomer Remover is slang for Covid-19 developed by teens in February 2020 due to the baby boomer generation's susceptibility to the virus. The term became a popular slang for coronavirus in March 2020 on Twitter and Reddit.

Origin

On February 29th, 2020, Twitter user @nurselietv[1] first mentioned the term boomer remover on Twitter when referring to the coronavirus with the tweet, "I heard someone call the coronavirus the 'boomer remover'" (shown below).


Attila the Comrade @nurselietv I heard someone call the coronavirus the "boomer remover" 3:10 PM - Feb 29, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Precursor

On March 1st, 2018, Twitter user @shoe0nhead[6] was the first one to use the term on Twitter by responding to a political tweet with "i need a bottle of Boomer Remover stat" (shown below). The tweet gained over 1,200 likes in 12 days.


june @shoeOnhead i need a bottle of Boomer Remover stat OColin J Ely @ColinJEly1 · Mar 1, 2018 Replying to @shoe0nhead After 12 months he's still your President and Hillary and Bernie are not! #MAGA 11:20 PM · Mar 1, 2018 · Twitter Web Client

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On March 10th, 2020, Redditor DiamondLord2 uploaded an expanding brain post to r/memes[2] referring to the Coronavirus as Boomer Remover (shown below, left). On March 13th, Twitter @PearlteaRizzy[3] tweeted, "Millennials and Gen Z: dying from depression, homelessness, nonliving wages, mass shootings, poor healthcare, etc Boomers: Walk it off, snowflakes. Millennials and Gen Z: calls coronavirus Boomer Remover Boomers: NOW LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE SHITS HOW DARE YOU PEOPLE ARE DYING" (shown below, right). The tweet garnered over 75,000 likes and 17,700 retweets in a day.


VIRUS CORONA VIRUS COVID-19 BOOMER REMOVER 13 miiya i1+ @PearlteaRizzy Millennials and Gen Z: dying from depression, homelessness, nonliving wages, mass shootings, poor healthcare, etc Boomers: Walk it off, snowflakes. Millennials and Gen Z: *calls coronavirus Boomer Remover* Boomers: NOW LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE S---- HOW DARE YOU PEOPLE ARE DYING 3:41 AM · Mar 13, 2020 - Twitter for Android

That same day, Twitter user @DerArschloch[4] tweeted "Boomer Remover has logged on" with a meme regarding baby boomers and the virus (shown below, left). The tweet received over 6,700 likes and 1,000 retweets in a day. Twitter user @oatmilkstanacct[5] tweeted a comparison of the term corona virus and boomer remover (shown below, right). The tweet accumulated over 50,500 likes and 7,600 retweets in a day.


#IStandWithCoronaVirus @DerArschloch Boomer Remover has logged on Boomers- *pollute and destroy nature for years* Nature in 2020- My turn. 4:09 AM - Mar 13, 2020 · Twitter Web App olivia jae @oatmilkstanacct corona virus: -boring -what even is a corona?? -sounds stupid boomer remover: -cool as f--- -boomers are being removed -goodbye old people 12:15 AM - Mar 13, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

On March 13th, Perez Hilton posted a TikTok video about being a "Boomer" when younger people are calling the corona virus the boomer remover (shown below). The video garnered over 780 likes in a day.


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6803587083958029574

Various Examples


Starcourt85 @suprraichu I didn't want to do this, but I gotta do it to those upset at "boomer remover" AEMERGENCY ALERTS Emergency Alert Hoes mad Settings 2:49 AM - Mar 13, 2020 · Twitter Web App Rachel McGonagill @RachelMcGonagi1 As a GenXer with End Stage heart failure, and a husband with diabetes...fück all y'all with this "Boomer Remover" s---. You realize it's not *just* the Boomers you despise that will die, right? (Besides that most of your grandparents are Boomers...) It's also people like me. (STARES MOTHERFUCKINGLY) memegenerator.ner 4:27 AM · Mar 13, 2020 · Twitter Web App toliet_memes @riceSupremacist cleaning with Boomer Remover ENVIROMENT BOOMER REMOVER BOOMERS Photo by Louiso Macabitas 11:12 AM Mar 13, 2020 · Twitter Web App Fluffles the Fucky Stinkbear, M.D. @Doc_Wolverine Millenials+ Gen Y, Z: Talks about healthcare problems, wage stagnation, pay loss, no PTO, and generally just how out of touch people with power are acting Boomers+: Grow up you little s----, life is hard Millenials+: Lol, boomer remover Boomers: How could you be so insensitive?! 11:52 AM - Mar 13, 2020 · Twitter Web App DreadfulDerp @DreadfulDerp mfw people are calling the Corona Virus "Boomer Remover". Please be safe and take precautions.. and wash your damn hands It's true, but he shouldn't say it. 2:34 AM Mar 13, 2020 · Twitter Web App +You Search Images Maps Play YouTube Gmail Drive More - Google Corona Virus Web Images Videos News Shopping Maps Books Ab out 16,204,000 results (0,44 se conds) Did you mean: Boomer Remover @Beezlee01

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External References

[1] Twitter – nurelietv

[2] Reddit – r/meme

[3] Twitter – PearlteaRizzy

[4] Twitter – DerArschloch

[5] Twitter – Oatmilkstanacct

[6] Twitter – shoe0nhead

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all these kids are cheering for the possible decimation of people over 50 when that will probably lead to an economic crisis we haven't seen in decades.

TL;DW: "Boomers" are the bread and butter of an economy and without them there's no taxes being paid and Taxes are kinda improtant

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