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youthman

youthman noun: a young man; youth.

Noun

youthman (plural youthmen or youthman)

  1. (Jamaica, nonstandard) A young man; youth.
    • His first campaign in Italy made the name of Napoleon known to all Europe; and there the youthman ended, and the warrior and statesman began.1860, The Household Monthly - Volume 3, page 258
    • The hypnotic movements of the dancing youthmen, and the young women who were now joining them, were to her like the strong flames of a nomadic band's camp fire, and that warmed her.1992, Revue noire, page 28
  2. (Africa, West) A man who has reached the age of adulthood but has not attained an adult social status (living independently with a stable livelihood, marriage, and family).
    • Now when the youthman reach out pon the street some dangerous people the youthman meets. The conman a try to trick the youthman The informer what a wicked performer.1987, Levi Tafari, “Liverpool Experience”, in The Race Today Review
    • Noting 'mi falla rude boy fashion, take some advice fram di reporter man' he assumes the role of a critic (probably one of those people like the present writer, desperately attempting to do the impossible - explaining a subculture): 'one ting mi learn going inna Brixton certain youthman dem no ave...1994, Manfred Kremser, Ay Bobo: Afro-Karibische Religionen - Part 3, page 108
  3. (Caribbean) A young musician from the ghetto who agitates for social change.
    • Rallies and marches were organized to awaken "social consciousness," and productivity poems, similar to those written in Eastern Europe in the early 1950s, carried the same message: So youthman, sister woman Co-operate, organize, unite, be wise Then we go cleanup this land!1986, Jiří Valenta, Herbert J. Ellison, Grenada and Soviet/Cuban policy
    • Some must lead while others follow, and paradoxically enough, out of the same bankrupt, visionless system has emerged the 'youthman', buoyant with enthusiasm, brimming with new ideas, committed to the concept of self-reliance and industry, sensitive to societal needs, yearning for an opportunity to...1989, Bim - Volume 18, Issue 72, page 70

Proper noun capitalized: Youthman

Youthman

  1. A surname.

Examples of youthman in a sentence

  • But any youthman on the block can tell them that there are no longer "badjohns" in this country: the "baddest" man is the puny youngster with a gun that's bigger than him.1997, Roy Mc Cree, Godfrey St. Bernard, Behind the bridge, page 143:
  • "There's a whole barrage of righteous youthman out there," he sings as hundreds of hands rise in solidarity.2006, Vibe - Volume 14, Issues 1-6, page 86:

Forms of youthman

pluralyouthmen
pluralyouthman

Origin of youthman

From youth + man.

From youth + -man.

Questions about youthman

What does youthman mean?
Youthman means a young man; youth.
How do you use youthman in a sentence?
But any youthman on the block can tell them that there are no longer "badjohns" in this country: the "baddest" man is the puny youngster with a gun that's bigger than him.
What part of speech is youthman?
Youthman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of youthman?
The plural of youthman is youthmen.

Words near youthman in the dictionary

  1. youthitude
  2. youthless
  3. youthlessness
  4. youthlike
  5. youthly
  6. youthman
  7. youthmen
  8. youthness
  9. youthquake
  10. youthquakes
  11. youths

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