boomerask.
To ask someone a question, without really being interested in the answer, because the asker really just wanted to answer it themselves immediately after (and share an anecdote or story).
Meaning & usage
To ask someone a question, without really being interested in the answer, because the asker really just wanted to answer it themselves immediately after (and share an anecdote or story).
Where this word comes from
Blend of boomerang + ask. Coined by Alison Wood Brooks and Michael Yeomans in their 2025 paper Boomerasking: Answering Your Own Questions (see quotation below).
An act or instance of boomerasking.
Where this word comes from
Blend of boomerang + ask. Coined by Alison Wood Brooks and Michael Yeomans in their 2025 paper Boomerasking: Answering Your Own Questions (see quotation below).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.