divorced guy energy

English

Etymology

Adapted from big divorce energy with reference to the stereotype of men reacting to divorce more negatively than women.

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Noun

divorced guy energy (uncountable)

1. (slang, derogatory) A psychological state stereotypically characteristic of a recently-divorced man, often conceptualized as being pathetically arrogant or tryhard while also filled with anger, resentment, or melancholy.

   Hypernyms: big divorce energy, divorced energy

   • 2019 June 7, Harry Cheadle, “A Few Ideas for Those Rich People Who Have More Money Than They Can Spend”, in Vice:

     Elon Musk shot off a car into a void, a reeking-of-divorced-guy-energy Jeff Bezos recently announced he was into space colonies, and now NASA is planning on letting private companies sell extremely expensive tickets to the International Space Station.

   • 2021 August 31, Elliot Hoste, “Kanye West enters his dad-rap era with new album Donda”, in New Statesman:

     On this chaotic, overstuffed record, West’s divorced-guy energy cannot hide his declining artistry.

   • 2022, Cockburn, "Tim Ryan has big ‘divorced guy’ energy", The Spectator, 1 November 2022 (used in title only):

     The Democrats’ Senate hopeful exudes a profound melancholy

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:divorced guy energy.