Word of the week

Published May 28, 2016

Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary! Check out this week’s word ‘Trustafarian’, a new entrant to the Oxford Dictionary

Trustafarian

Noun: informal

Definition: A wealthy young person who adopts an alternative lifestyle incorporating elements from non-Western cultures.

Example: “Apart from a few spoiled Trustafarians, young people with large debts do not have any capital to fall back on.”

“At the same time I’d observe that Trustafarians are victims too.”

“Although all the friends of Bob are Trustafarians and live hippie lifestyles because they have no worries about money yet Bob never changed at all!”

Published in Dawn, Young World, May 28th, 2016