sophisto
sophisto noun: a trendy, sophisticated person; a hipster.
Noun
sophisto (plural sophistos)
- A trendy, sophisticated person; a hipster.
- In the states, 99 per cent of my critics were socially conservative, right-wing people, who said I had a gay agenda, or that cities couldn't be built by `yuppies, sophistos, trendoids and gays,'" says Richard Florida.2009 June 27, Murray Whyte, “Why Richard Florida's honeymoon is over”, in Toronto Star
- Synonyms:
- faddist, trendite, Corinthian, fashionable, fashionist, fashionista, hepcat, hepster, hipster, snappy dresser
Synonyms of sophisto
- faddist
- trendite
- Corinthian
- fashionable
- fashionista
- hipster
- snappy dresser
- trendy
- voguie
- fashionist
Forms of sophisto
| plural | sophistos |
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Origin of sophisto
Used in the invented slang in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).
Questions about sophisto
- What does sophisto mean?
- Sophisto means a trendy, sophisticated person; a hipster.
- What part of speech is sophisto?
- Sophisto is a noun.
- What is the plural of sophisto?
- The plural of sophisto is sophistos.
Words near sophisto in the dictionary
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