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boomeranger

boomerang kid
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Definitions of boomeranger word

  • noun boomeranger a young adult who returns to live with parents after a period of living away from home. 1
  • noun boomeranger A boomerang child. 0

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Origin of boomeranger

First appearance:

before 1985
One of the 1% newest English words
1985-90; from boomerang, which returns to the thrower

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Parts of speech for Boomeranger

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boomeranger popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

boomeranger usage trend in Literature

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