different between zoomy vs boomy

English

Etymology

zoom +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?zu?mi/
• Rhymes: -u?mi

Adjective

zoomy (comparative zoomier, superlative zoomiest)

1. (childish) That goes zoom!
2. (mechanics, informal) sleek, speedy, streamlined

   zoomy but faded paint jobs
3. (slang) Stylish, as a zoomy car, or as someone who looks like they would drive a zoomy car
4. (photography) Obviously characteristic of a zoom lens

   relies upon zoomy close-ups

   wobbly, zoomy, headachey shots
5. (slang) Evocative of Generation Z.

   His love of putting avocados on bread is so zoomy.

See also

• zoomies

English

Etymology

boom +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u?mi

Adjective

boomy (comparative boomier, superlative boomiest)

1. Characterized by heavy bass sounds.
2. Of or pertaining to a financial boom, resources boom, baby boom, etc.
   • c. 1880s, Rudyard Kipling, quoted in 1992, John William Reps, The Making of Urban America: A History of City Planning in the United States, page 412,

     Tacoma was literally staggering under a boom of the boomiest. I do not quite remember what her natural resources were supposed to be, […] .

   • 1903, Mining Magazine: An International Monthly Review of Current Progress in Mining and Metallurgy, Volume 7, page 132,

     A larger amount of capital is seeking investment than in the boomiest of boom times, yet there is no boom now.

   • 1979, Business Week, Issues 2592-2600, page 72,

     Even in boomier times, the flexibility that leasing provides has become increasingly important to companies.