Etymology

soixante-huitard

Today it means: Someone who took part in, or otherwise supported, the civil unrest in France in May 1968, characterised by student protests and widespread strikes. Full definition →

French soixante-huitard
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  1. French · borrowed fromsoixante-huitard
  2. English todaysoixante-huitard

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

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