youthquake
youthquake noun: a noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture.
Noun
youthquake (plural youthquakes)
- A noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture.
- Britain produced many of the first temblors of the youthquake. There were the elegantly dressed but often vicious Teddy boys of the late 1950s. There were the gentler Mods and the tough leather-jacketed, working-class rockers in the '60s.1970 June 8, “The Skinheads”, in Time
- The trend was partly a manifestation of the Silicon Valley youthquake that was powering the dot-com economy.2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties
youthquake meaning in Tamil
youthquake in Tamil
- இளையோர் எழுச்சி
Forms of youthquake
| plural | youthquakes |
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Origin of youthquake
From youth + quake, by analogy with earthquake. Coined by American magazine editor Diana Vreeland in 1965.
Questions about youthquake
- What does youthquake mean?
- Youthquake means a noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture.
- What is youthquake in Tamil?
- Youthquake in Tamil is இளையோர் எழுச்சி. See Youthquake meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is youthquake?
- Youthquake is a noun.
- What is the plural of youthquake?
- The plural of youthquake is youthquakes.
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