Angry Young Man

English

Etymology

Coined in reference to John Osborne's 1956 play Look Back in Anger.

Noun

Angry Young Man (plural Angry Young Men)

1. (literature) Any of a group of mostly working-class and middle-class British playwrights and novelists who rose to prominence in the 1950s, their works being characterized by harshness, realism, and disillusionment with traditional norms.

Related terms

• Angries

Translations

any of a group of British playwrights and novelists who rose to prominence in the 1950s

• Portuguese: Angry Young Man m

Portuguese

Noun

Angry Young Man m (plural Angry Young Men)

1. (literature) Angry Young Man (any of a group of British playwrights and novelists who rose to prominence in the 1950s)