| Materialistic type of the 1980s |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Affluent young professional |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Oct 2025 |
| Young professional (colloq) (6) |
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| Word created in 1980s Britain to describe a young urban professional (6) |
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| Educated, well-paid professional (circa 1984) (6) |
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| Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho," for one |
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| Affluent young banker, e.g. (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
19 Sep 2024 |
| Rich urban professional (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Upwardly mobile young person |
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| Urban professional |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Affluent city dweller (6) |
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| Affluent city dweller |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Feb 2024 |
| I hear why you quietly get a pastry. You are a middle-class professional (6) |
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| Upwardly mobile found at end of day at university with pastry (6) |
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| Rich young professional |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Oct 2023 |
| City professional, indeed very good, apparently close to title |
The Times Cryptic |
17 May 2023 |
| Kind of culture satirized in 'American Psycho' |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2022 |
| Careerist, yes, with something in the oven |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Sep 2022 |
| Many a "Thirtysomething" character |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2022 |
| Young upwardly mobile professional person |
The Guardian Quick |
31 May 2022 |
| Word that comes from 'young urban professional' |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2022 |
| Influencer of the '80s |
Family Time |
06 Sep 2021 |
| Affluent '80s city dweller |
Universal |
24 Aug 2021 |
| Serves up lentil tart produced by materialistic type |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Affluent 1980s type |
Wall Street Journal |
19 May 2021 |
| *Materialistic sort, stereotypically |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2020 |
| Trained pupil briefly to stop the old city slicker |
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| 1980s dismissive designation for a young city careerist |
The Guardian Speedy |
23 Feb 2020 |
| I agree: food fit for an ambitious young man |
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| Young upwardly mobile professional |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Dec 2016 |
| Young upwardly mobile professional individual |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 Sep 2016 |
| Lentils served-up in 17 across to old materialist pro |
Irish Times Crosaire |
06 Aug 2016 |
| Fern bar frequenter |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Dec 2015 |
| Career-track type |
Premier Sunday |
20 Sep 2015 |
| Stereotypical Beemer driver |
Universal |
20 Aug 2015 |
| Career-track type |
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| Stereotypical Beemer driver |
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| Fern bar frequenter |
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| One of a 1980s demographic |
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| Marketer's target, maybe |
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| Materialistic thirtysomething |
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| Materialistic thirtysomething |
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| Modern metropolitan materialist |
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| Big spender, maybe |
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| J. Crew customer, perhaps |
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| Exec wannabe, maybe |
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| Exec wannabe, maybe |
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| Ambitious 20-something |
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| Former preppie, perhaps |
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| Up-and-coming type |
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| Modern affluent type |
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| Ambitious climber |
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| Ambitious climber |
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| Stereotypical Beemer driver |
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| Stereotypical Beemer driver |
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| Future executive, perhaps |
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| Much maligned achiever |
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| Symbol of an 80's life style |
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