boomerang kid

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noun Informal.

a young adult who returns to live with parents after a period of living away from home.

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Also called boo·me·rang·er

[boo-muh-rang-er]. /ˈbu məˌræŋ ər/.

Origin of boomerang kid

1985–90; from boomerang, which returns to the thrower

Words nearby boomerang kid

boom, boom-and-bust, boom box, boomer, boomerang, boomerang kid, Boomer State, boomie, boomkin, boomlet, boom-or-bust

How to use boomerang kid in a sentence

The kid from next door drops by and Marvin talks to him about the stunts in his latest film, Death Hunt.
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He stayed up all night, looking at the streets he had biked around as a kid with a whole new sensibility.
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After years at the head of a parochial school classroom, he could no longer distinguish one blond Irish Catholic kid from another.
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“I was watching ‘Daniel The Tiger’ with my kid and I heard two shots like ‘boom-boom,’” he said.
Anger at The Cop Killer - And The Police|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“I walk my kid to school, passed that cop car everyday,” he said.
Anger at The Cop Killer - And The Police|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"I'll look in the bar," I volunteered, remembering the kid had left with more of a roll than Meadows had now.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
Zoomed over the German lines in the war, stoking an airplane, although at that time he was only a kid.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
And dragged Joe into it, a good kid who had made only one really bad mistake in his life—the mistake of asking her to marry him.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long
Again it was empty except for the operator, a tow-headed kid with a Racing Form tucked in a side pocket.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Your gloves must be of kid, white, or some very light tint to suit your dress.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for boomerang kid

boomerang kid

noun

a young adult who, after having lived on his or her own for a time, returns to live in the parental home, usually due to financial problems caused by unemployment or the high cost of living independently

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