"boomer remover" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From being an agent that removes baby boomers from the living population, i.e. kills them, as older people are more susceptible to the virus. (See quotations below.) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} boomer remover (uncountable)
  1. (slang, humorous, derogatory) COVID-19 (“the disease”) or SARS-CoV-2 (“the virus”). Tags: derogatory, humorous, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Baby boomers, Coronavirus Related terms: OK, boomer
    Sense id: en-boomer_remover-en-noun-BH409ilx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English rhyming compounds

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