Fifth Avenuen.
/ˌfɪfθ ˈavᵻnjuː/, U.S. /ˌfɪ(f)θ ˈævəˌn(j)u/ U.S.
Used figuratively to denote fashion, elegance, or high society. Frequently attributive.
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society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun]
higheOE
high life?a1518
towna1616
world1618
grand monde1673
society1693
beau monde1712
fine world1740
monde1765
tonc1770
high society1782
fashion1807
all the world1808
society1840
smart set1851
swelldom1854
Fifth Avenue1858
fashionabledom1859
haut monde1864
the big cheesea1910
higlif1911
haute Bohème1925
café society1937
jet set1949
beautiful people1950
society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [adjective]
townishc1450
of mode1676
fashionable1712
smart1719
high-lifed1733
social1741
high-lived1757
West Endish1855
Fifth Avenue1858
mundane1904
societified1912
Park Avenue1923
1857 San Francisco Call 15 Mar. 1/2 The class of the ‘Fifth Avenuedity!’]
1858 Spirit of Times 27 Feb. 409/3 The Fifth Avenue does not drive out or walk out on Sunday. They do not consider it to be in good taste.
1869 J. H. Browne Great Metropolis 520 A charming Fifth avenue belle is soon to be led to the altar by a prominent member of the stock board.
1907 F. H. Burnett in Cent. Mag. Mar. 673/2 She had understood and cared, American as she was! She had felt it all, even with the hideous background of Fifth Avenue behind her.
1946 Coronet Oct. 129/1 Thousands of New Yorkers..satisfy Fifth Avenue tastes on a five-and-ten budget.
1972 D. Lees Zodiac 8 His cream sports trousers had a Fifth Avenue look.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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