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A ''']''', or baby boomer, is a child born between 1946 and 1964. | |||
⚫ | '''Boomer''' may refer to: | ||
⚫ | '''Boomer''' may refer to: | ||
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== People == | == People == | ||
* ], two groups of settlers | |||
* ] | * ] | ||
* ] | * ] | ||
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* ], a census-designated place | * ], a census-designated place | ||
* ], an artificial reservoir in Stillwater, Oklahoma | * ], an artificial reservoir in Stillwater, Oklahoma | ||
⚫ | * ], Australia | ||
⚫ | * ], a theme park / family entertainment center chain | ||
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== Animals == | == Animals == | ||
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* Boomer, the title character, a dog, in the 1980 TV series '']'' | * Boomer, the title character, a dog, in the 1980 TV series '']'' | ||
* Boomer Parker, one of the twin protagonists of the American sitcom '']'' | * Boomer Parker, one of the twin protagonists of the American sitcom '']'' | ||
* Boomer, one of the main protagonists in the TV series '']'' | * Boomer, one of the main protagonists in the TV series '']'' | ||
* Sue "Boomer" Jenkins, a character in the Australian drama series '']'' | * Sue "Boomer" Jenkins, a character in the Australian drama series '']'' | ||
* ], a 2014 BBC One television comedy series | * ], a 2014 BBC One television comedy series | ||
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* ''Boomers'', a tentative title for the role-playing game '']'' | * ''Boomers'', a tentative title for the role-playing game '']'' | ||
* Coach Boomer, aka Sonic Boom; the coach in the 2005 film '']'' | * Coach Boomer, aka Sonic Boom; the coach in the 2005 film '']'' | ||
* Boomer Badger, character from the ]'s '']'' magazine | |||
* A main character from ] | |||
== Sports == | == Sports == | ||
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* ], officially nicknamed "Australian Boomers" | * ], officially nicknamed "Australian Boomers" | ||
* ], a basketball club based in Bulleen, a north-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | * ], a basketball club based in Bulleen, a north-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
* ], a former professional |
* ], a former professional soccer team in Canada | ||
* ], an Australian women's basketball club | * ], an Australian women's basketball club | ||
* ], a Frontier League baseball team based in Schaumburg, Illinois | * ], a Frontier League baseball team based in Schaumburg, Illinois | ||
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==Other uses== | ==Other uses== | ||
* ], advocates for the opening of the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma Territory for settlement | |||
* ], a Canadian rock band from Ontario | * ], a Canadian rock band from Ontario | ||
⚫ | * ], a theme park / family entertainment center chain | ||
* Boomer, a freeware ] modeling software | * Boomer, a freeware ] modeling software | ||
* ], demographic cohort | |||
** ], a catchphrase and internet meme about baby boomers | |||
== See also == | == See also == |
Latest revision as of 21:27, 9 December 2024
A boomer, or baby boomer, is a child born between 1946 and 1964.
Boomer may refer to:
People
- Boomers (Oklahoma settlers), two groups of settlers
- Boomer (surname)
- Boomer (nickname)
Places
- Boomer Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
- Boomer Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Boomer, Missouri
- Boomer, West Virginia, a census-designated place
- Boomer Lake, an artificial reservoir in Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Boomer Island (Tasmania), Australia
Animals
- An adult male kangaroo, nicknamed "boomer" in Australia
- An alternate name for the mountain beaver
- A colloquial name for the American red squirrel
- The greater prairie chicken, a type of grouse native to North America
- Marc Maron's cat
Characters
Comics
- Owen Mercer, the current Captain Boomerang in the DC Comics universe, nicknamed "Boomer"
- Rotor Walrus, a character from Sonic the Hedgehog, nicknamed "Boomer" in early issues
- Tabitha Smith, a Marvel Comics comic book superhero, formerly called Boomer
- Boomer, a canine character, Poncho's best friend, in Pooch Café
Video games
- Boomers, a faction of xenophobic people in Fallout: New Vegas
- The Boomer, a recurring Special Infected in the Left 4 Dead series
- Boomers, heavily armored soldiers of the locust horde in the Gears of War series
- Boomer, a character in the Skylanders video game, known for wielding explosives enthusiastically
- Boomer, a playable clown character in the Ballz fighting game
- Boomer, a character that appeared in Super Mario RPG
- Boomer, a pixl in the game Super Paper Mario
- Boomer, a canine side-kick in Far Cry 5
- Boomer, a Bot in Rocket League
Television
- Lieutenant Boomer, a character in the 1978 television series Battlestar Galactica
- Sharon Valerii, a character in the 2004 television series Battlestar Galactica, call-sign "Boomer"
- Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison, a character on the U.S. television show St. Elsewhere
- Boomer, an anthropomorphic tug boat from the 1989 TV series, Tugs
- Boomer (Bubblegum Crisis), a fictional synthetic life form in the anime series Bubblegum Crisis
- Boomer, the blond member of the Rowdyruff Boys, a trio of villains in the animated series The Powerpuff Girls
- Boomer Bledsoe, a member of Roger Klotz' gang in the animated series Doug
- Boomer, the title character, a dog, in the 1980 TV series Here's Boomer
- Boomer Parker, one of the twin protagonists of the American sitcom Pair of Kings
- Boomer, one of the main protagonists in the TV series Redakai: Conquer the Kairu
- Sue "Boomer" Jenkins, a character in the Australian drama series Wentworth
- Boomers (TV series), a 2014 BBC One television comedy series
Others
- Boomer, a woodpecker in the 1981 animated Disney film The Fox and the Hound
- Captain Boomer, a British whaling ship captain who appears briefly in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick
- Boomer, the redhead tomboy in Burger King Kids Club advertising
- Boomer, a monument statue by western artist Harold T. Holden, located in Enid, Oklahoma, dedicated in 1987
- Boomers, a tentative title for the role-playing game Rifts
- Coach Boomer, aka Sonic Boom; the coach in the 2005 film Sky High
- Boomer Badger, character from the National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick magazine
- A main character from Wonder Park
Sports
Teams
- Australia men's national basketball team, officially nicknamed "Australian Boomers"
- Bulleen Boomers, a basketball club based in Bulleen, a north-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Calgary Boomers, a former professional soccer team in Canada
- Melbourne Boomers, an Australian women's basketball club
- Schaumburg Boomers, a Frontier League baseball team based in Schaumburg, Illinois
Mascots
- Boomer (mascot), the mascot of the NBA's Indiana Pacers
- Boomer, mascot of the Missouri State University Bears
- Boomer, mascot of the Port Vale F.C., an association football (soccer) club
- Boomer Baller, mascot of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers minor league baseball team
- Boomer the Bear, mascot of the Western Hockey League's Spokane Chiefs
- Boomer the Bulldog, mascot for Dean College's sports teams
- Boomer and Sooner, mascots for the University of Oklahoma's sports teams
- Buzz and Boomer, mascots of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers
In the military
- A ballistic missile submarine in American naval slang
- VT-27, a US Navy training squadron nicknamed the "Boomers"
Other uses
- The Boomers (band), a Canadian rock band from Ontario
- Boomers! Parks, a theme park / family entertainment center chain
- Boomer, a freeware pharmacokinetic modeling software
See also
Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Boomer.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Categories: