Etymology

doomer

doom·er
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Today it means: A doom-and-gloomer; a pessimist. Full definition →

Middle English domere ← Old English dōmere
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doomer · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromdōmere“judge”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdomere
  3. English todaydoomer

From Middle English domere, from Old English dōmere (“judge”), equivalent to doom + -er. The more recent sense was popularized via a meme, “30 Year-Old Boomer” (first posted in April 2018), the derivations of which are other words that end in -oomer, describing various personality types.

Doomer · noun2

From Doom + -er.

DOOMer · noun3

From DOOM + -er.

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