antistatus

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ status

Adjective[edit]

antistatus (not comparable)

  1. Against status (position or standing).
    • 1970, Adolph Baker, Modern physics and antiphysics:
      These people who affect the antistatus symbols, the fetishes of the studied unkempt look and the torn jeans...
    • 2007 January 5, Robin Finn, “A Downstate Deal Maker as Driven as His Boss”, in New York Times[1]:
      His own fiscal conservatism, he says, is evident in the antistatus cars in the driveway.