boomer shooter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A first-person shooter of the kind popular in the 1990s, focusing on action and fiction rather than realism.
  2. A modern first-person shooter that imitates such games in terms of gameplay.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

boomer shooter boomer shooters

Etymology

Compound of boomer (“elderly or out-of-touch person”) + shooter, alluding to the old age of the games or the people who typically play them.

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