In the past 24 hours, several memes and posts concerning the new nickname have appeared, deriding potential responses from older internet users.

The tweet which brought the new trend to the public's attention was captioned: "I have been informed by a relative who is a middle school teacher that students are now referring to coronavirus as the "boomer remover"."

The viral tweet, with almost half a million likes, was introduced by B.W. Carlin, an ex-Sports Illustrated employee, who now works at the XFL according to his Twitter bio.

He then joked about the wit of middle-schoolers, going on to say: "You can absolutely always rely on 11-13 year olds with no understanding of the world to provide levity. Without fail."

Since the tweet, several social media users have deployed their memes into cyberspace, with many going viral in just a few hours.

Despite the meme, some sensitivities were flared.

One commenter said: "My parents would have washed our mouths with soap if we'd said such a disrespectful thing."