Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eurotrash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: eu-ro-trash
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Continental European entertainment that is of low quality, or is lowbrow.

Uncountable

noun

European expatriates or visitors to the United States lacking a work ethic and focused on entertainment or leisure.

American usage; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yes, those hard-partying jet-setters known to American wags as Eurotrash, who flocked to New York City by the Concordeload in the 1980's sporting black mock turtlenecks, leather pants and sometimes dubious aristocratic titles, are back on the town."
"For reasons becoming clear to me / New York City you are dead to me / Well you can turn back time but I'm never coming back / To when you called me Eurotrash"

Etymology

From Euro- + trash. Compare white trash.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Euro

Usage

Questions

What does eurotrash mean?: Continental European entertainment that is of low quality, or is lowbrow.
Where does eurotrash come from?: From Euro- + trash. Compare white trash.

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