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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man of culture

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
man of -cul-ture
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One (a man or sometimes regardless of gender) whose tastes are admired by others, especially if these are unorthodox.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see man, of, culture.

Etymology

Originating in 2015 from a viral reaction image screenshot featuring the character Last Samurai from the anime Arakawa Under the Bridge with the caption "Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well", seen in episode 9 of season 2. Popularized in 2017 on social media.

Inflected Forms

men of culture (plural)

Questions

What does man of culture mean?
One (a man or sometimes regardless of gender) whose tastes are admired by others, especially if these are unorthodox.
Where does man of culture come from?
Originating in 2015 from a viral reaction image screenshot featuring the character Last Samurai from the anime Arakawa Under the Bridge with the caption "Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well", seen in episode 9 of season 2. Popularized in 2017 on social media.

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