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angry young man

noun

Definition of ANGRY YOUNG MAN

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
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First Known Use of ANGRY YOUNG MAN

1941

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