conspicuous consumer

NOUN

yuppie

Synonyms

STRONG

clone suit

WEAK

button-down three-piecer urban professional white-collar worker

Example Sentences

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In Aksyonov's fancy, Crimea is the hog heaven of the conspicuous consumer.

From Time Magazine Archive