coastal elite
coastal elite noun: a certain stereotype of an extraordinarily wealthy person who is out of touch or privileged compared to the average person.
Noun
coastal elite (plural coastal elites)
- A certain stereotype of an extraordinarily wealthy person who is out of touch or privileged compared to the average person.
- A stereotype of an extraordinarily wealthy leftist who is often egotistical and out of touch with the needs of the nation at large.
- A dogwhistle for Jewish people, often caricatured as wealthy leftist financiers.
Forms of coastal elite
| plural | coastal elites |
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Origin of coastal elite
The term coastal is used specifically to refer to both California at large and the Washington D.C.-New York City areas, located on the West and East Coasts respectively, where many wealthy people live due to concentrations of commerce and financial endeavors, as well as higher costs of living. The conservative and Nazi ascriptions to specifically left-leaning individuals comes from the higher rate of people who hold progressive or leftist political beliefs in major urban areas.
Questions about coastal elite
- What does coastal elite mean?
- Coastal elite means a certain stereotype of an extraordinarily wealthy person who is out of touch or privileged compared to the average person.
- What part of speech is coastal elite?
- Coastal elite is a noun.
- What is the plural of coastal elite?
- The plural of coastal elite is coastal elites.
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