# Boomers

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #16,651

## Definitions
1. The men's national basketball representative team of Australia.

## Etymology
From boomer, Australian slang for an adult male kangaroo.

## Easily confused with
- **booms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boomers-vs-booms)
- **boxers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boomers-vs-boxers)
- **boozer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boomers-vs-boozer)
- **borders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boomers-vs-borders)
- **Boers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boers-vs-boomers)
- **booker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/booker-vs-boomers)
- **boomer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boomer-vs-boomers)
- **boomed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boomed-vs-boomers)
- **booger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/booger-vs-boomers)
- **bonkers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonkers-vs-boomers)
- **bloomer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloomer-vs-boomers)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bboomers`, `bomers`, `bomoers`, `booemrs`, `boomerrs`, `boomerss`, `boomesr`, `boommers`, `boomres`, `obomers`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boomers