Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soixante-huitard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: soix-an-te-huitard
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who took part in, or otherwise supported, the civil unrest in France in May 1968, characterised by student protests and widespread strikes.

noun

A fierce social activist or protester.

Example Sentences

"‘Those clochards in Cannes, mostly old soixante-huitards. They see a tribute to modern industrial genius and can't resist giving it a swift kick.’"
"As far as he is concerned, the institutions that once made Britain great – from parliament to the ancient seats of learning, from monarchy and the common law to the Church of England – have all been hollowed out and subverted by cynical soixante-huitards."

Etymology

Borrowed from French soixante-huitard (literally “sixty-eighter”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: soixante-huitard

Inflected Forms

soixante-huitards (plural)

Questions

What does soixante-huitard mean?: Someone who took part in, or otherwise supported, the civil unrest in France in May 1968, characterised by student protests and widespread strikes.
Where does soixante-huitard come from?: It is traced to French.

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