angry young man

noun

: an outspoken critic of or protester against an economic condition or social injustice

: one of a group of mid-20th century British authors whose works express the bitterness of the lower classes toward the established sociopolitical system and toward the mediocrity and hypocrisy of the middle and upper classes

Examples of angry young man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More to the point, what does the Democratic Party really offer these angry young men? —

Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024 The layered neo-noir film, adapted from Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name, offers angry young men rituals, language, and an origin story for their fury. —

Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024 Facing both the threat and the actual use of violence by angry young men for the crime of defying social customs, Singh improbably wins the election. —

Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2018 It’s taken me from being an angry young man to being a very calm, mellow adult. —

Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for angry young man

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Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of angry young man was in 1951

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“Angry young man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angry%20young%20man. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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