boomer shooter

noun

A first-person shooter of the kind popular in the 1990s, characterized by fast-paced action and movement, point shooting, and simple graphics.

“Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem 3D are boomer shooters.”

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Meanings

nounboomer shooter (plural boomer shooters)

plural boomer shooters

  1. InternetA first-person shooter of the kind popular in the 1990s, characterized by fast-paced action and movement, point shooting, and simple graphics.

    Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem 3D are boomer shooters.

Origin

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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APA

boomer shooter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boomer%20shooter

MLA

“boomer shooter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boomer%20shooter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boomer shooter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boomer%20shooter.

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