Meaning of youthquake | Babel Free
Definitions
A noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture.
Equivalents
Nederlands
jeugdbeving
Examples
“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.”
“The trend was partly a manifestation of the Silicon Valley youthquake that was powering the dot-com economy.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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