Angry Young Men

A form of Angry Young Man — Any of a group of mostly working-class and middle-class British playwrights and novelists who rose to prominence in the 1950s, their works being characterized by harshness, realism, and disillusionment with traditional norms.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Angry Young Man
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Angry Young Men. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angry%20Young%20Men

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