subculturist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

subculture +‎ -ist

Adjective[edit]

subculturist (comparative more subculturist, superlative most subculturist)

  1. Synonym of subculturalist
    • 1999, Mark Jacobson, “Teenage Frankensteins”, in New York:
      And let me say: I didn't feel so good about it, watching my daughter standing there with her subculturist friends, all of whom seemed very nice even if made up like a brace of Morticias.

Noun[edit]

subculturist (plural subculturists)

  1. Synonym of subculturalist
    • 2006, Ross Haenfler, Straight Edge: Hardcore Punk, Clean Living Youth, and Social Change, →ISBN, page 176:
      The chain's website asks, "What's your scene?" and then provides the categories—club, gothic, lounge, punk, street, rockabilly, indie—as if with the click of the mouse aspiring subculturists could purchase a starter kit for the scene of their choice
    • 2007, Michael Weinberg, Careers in Crime: An Applicant's Guide Paperback, →ISBN, Money Launderer, page 138:
      Professional attire is indicated for interactions with financial officers, but less formal, stylized costuming may be more disarming among criminal subculturists.