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sophisto

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Used in the invented slang in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).

noun sophistos

derogatory, slang A trendy, sophisticated person; a hipster. In the states, 99 per cent of my critics were socially conservative, right-wing people, who said I had a gay agenda, or that cities couldn't be built by `yuppies, sophistos, trendoids and gays,'" says Richard Florida.
Similar: faddist, trendite, Corinthian, fashionable, fashionist, fashionista, hepcat, hepster, hipster, sophisto, snappy dresser, trendy

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@misc{sophisto_2026,
  title = {sophisto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sophisto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}