angry young man

noun

1

: an outspoken critic of or protester against an economic condition or social injustice

2

: one of a group of mid-20th century British authors whose works express the bitterness of the lower classes toward the established sociopolitical system and toward the mediocrity and hypocrisy of the middle and upper classes

Examples of angry young man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s taken me from being an angry young man to being a very calm, mellow adult. —Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024

Amid the ensuing outcry, a crowd of angry young men estimated to be in the hundreds gathered at Restell’s doorstep, jeering and screaming for her to be driven from New York. —Moira Donegan, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024

Argentina’s tear-it-all-down frontrunner connects with angry young men The question is whether Milei will be able to fulfill his mandate with strapped financial resources, no governing experience and few political allies in the legislature. —David Feliba, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023

Argentina’s tear-it-all-down frontrunner connects with angry young men Polls here show Milei leading the field of five candidates. —Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1