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soixante-huitards

soixante-huitards is the plural of soixante-huitard.

Meaning of soixante-huitard

Noun

soixante-huitard (plural soixante-huitards)

  1. (historical) Someone who took part in, or otherwise supported, the civil unrest in France in May 1968, characterised by student protests and widespread strikes.
    • ‘Those clochards in Cannes, mostly old soixante-huitards. They see a tribute to modern industrial genius and can't resist giving it a swift kick.’2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 92
  2. (broadly) A fierce social activist or protester.
    • As far as he is concerned, the institutions that once made Britain great – from parliament to the ancient seats of learning, from monarchy and the common law to the Church of England – have all been hollowed out and subverted by cynical soixante-huitards.2012 October 26, Jonathan Rée, “The War We Never Fought by Peter Hitchens – review”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about soixante-huitards

What is soixante-huitards the plural of?
Soixante-huitards is the plural of soixante-huitard.

Words near soixante-huitards in the dictionary

  1. sois
  2. Soissons
  3. Soisy-sous-Montmorency
  4. soitenly
  5. soixante-huitard
  6. soixante-huitards
  7. soixante-neuf
  8. soixante-neufed
  9. soixante-neufing
  10. soixante-neufs
  11. soja

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