doomer

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduːmə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -uːmə(ɹ) Homophone: duma Hyphenation: doom‧er === Noun === doomer (plural doomers) A doom-and-gloomer; a pessimist. One who believes that petroleum depletion will inevitably lead to a severe recession or depression, followed by a Malthusian catastrophe. Hypernyms: peaknik, peakist (neologism, sometimes capitalized) Someone who is apathetic or has a negative prospect towards the world. A techno-pessimist, in particular concerning artificial intelligence. Antonym: boomer (rare, archaic) One who, or that which, dooms, or pronounces a sentence; a judge. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== doomist doomism gloom-and-doomer === See also === black pill === Further reading === doomer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Malthusianism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “doomer”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999. === Anagrams === moored, roomed