It’s not about Baby Boomers. It’s a term for something you’ve definitely experienced, and maybe you’ve even done it.
Boomerasking is when you ask someone a question just so you can talk about YOURSELF. You want the question to come back to you, like a boomerang.
A common example is when you did something amazing over the weekend. You might show up on Monday and ask a coworker, “Do anything fun on Saturday? Well, listen to THIS.”
A blogger coined the term a few years ago. But it’s been trending after a study found there are three common versions of it.
1. Ask-bragging: Like, “How was your vacation? Mine was GREAT.”
2. Ask-complaining: “How’s work? Yeah, well, I’ve had the worst week.”
3. Ask-sharing: It’s like ask-bragging, but without the bragging. You might ask about something random, like, “What do you think of Cybertrucks?” . . . just so you can talk about how dumb you think they are.
The study found we do it because we think it’s a polite way to bring something up. But it doesn’t always land that way.
When we realize someone is boomerasking, we tend to think they’re just self-absorbed.
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