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
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
For the angry young person or angry young man specifically, who doesn’t kill himself, who graduates, who gets a job, who becomes a stable member of society—where does that anger go?
—Hazlitt, 11 Oct. 2023
Bill was an angry young man, a very angry young man.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
Dissatisfied with the allocation of resources, these angry young men are prone to join urban riots, for example.
—Mohammad Ali Kadivar, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2019
His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 10 June 2022
To understand the gap between how Nitram saw himself versus how others perceived the inarticulate, angry young man, Kurzel assigned Jones tasks: film himself with a video camera, doodle in a diary.
—New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
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
For the angry young person or angry young man specifically, who doesn’t kill himself, who graduates, who gets a job, who becomes a stable member of society—where does that anger go?
—Hazlitt, 11 Oct. 2023
Bill was an angry young man, a very angry young man.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
Dissatisfied with the allocation of resources, these angry young men are prone to join urban riots, for example.
—Mohammad Ali Kadivar, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2019
His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 10 June 2022
To understand the gap between how Nitram saw himself versus how others perceived the inarticulate, angry young man, Kurzel assigned Jones tasks: film himself with a video camera, doodle in a diary.
—New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'angry young man.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near angry young man
Cite this Entry
“Angry young man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angry%20young%20man. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share