young people of wealth, privilege, or fashion considered as a group; = jeunesse dorée, n.; also as a count noun; cf. gilt youth n. at gilt, adj.…
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释义 | society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of > male > collectively (5) gilded youth1763 young people of wealth, privilege, or fashion considered as a group; = jeunesse dorée, n.; also as a count noun; cf. gilt youth n. at gilt, adj.… chivalry1816 collective. Knights or horsemen equipped for battle. In more extended and complimentary sense: Gallant gentlemen. gilt youth1837 young people of wealth, privilege, or fashion considered as a group; also as a count noun; now superseded by gilded youth n. at gilded, adj.… glitterati1956 With plural agreement. The celebrities or ‘glittering’ stars of fashionable society, or of the literary and show-business world. Also transferred. beautiful people1967 Hippies, regarded collectively. Chiefly with the. Now historical. |
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