Beverly Hills Iranian

noun

A member of the Iranian diaspora in the United States, particularly one living in affluent regions like Beverly Hills, who is perceived as being out of touch with contemporary issues in Iran and the broader Middle East; Often implying alignment with rhetoric or policies that are unsympathetic to the population of Iran and other Middle Eastern nations.

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nounBeverly Hills Iranian (plural Beverly Hills Iranians)

plural Beverly Hills Iranians

  1. A member of the Iranian diaspora in the United States, particularly one living in affluent regions like Beverly Hills, who is perceived as being out of touch with contemporary issues in Iran and the broader Middle East; Often implying alignment with rhetoric or policies that are unsympathetic to the population of Iran and other Middle Eastern nations.

    Okay, Beverly Hills Iranian.

    2024 January 9, @John_Bows, X (formerly Twitter)
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    There is a special place in hell for the ”beverly hills” iranian AIPAC stooges, siding with baby killing genociders and against their own people — unbelievable, disgusting and shameful.

    2025 June 16, Salehi, X (formerly Twitter)

    Honest to god the Beverly Hills Iranian Republicans are so embarrassing.

    2020 November 4, @Dary0ush_, X (formerly Twitter)

    Beverly Hills Iranian believes Iran would be better off if the US is finally allowed to do to Iran what it did to Libya in 2011. You remember Libya. It used to be the richest African Muslim state in the region. But that was 12 years ago.

    2020 September 30, Scott Shepard, X (formerly Twitter)

    can't speak on the rest but wealthy Beverly Hills Iranian Jews aren't politically representative of Jews at large. they swung right mainly bc of Trump's stance on Iran, and indeed many wealthy Iranian non-Jews also swung right. it's more a rich Iranian thing than a Jewish thing

    2021 October 26, twicealist, X (formerly Twitter)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Beverly Hills, Iranian.

Origin

Probably in reference to the fact that the Iranian-American population in Beverly Hills are more supportive of the Republican Party than Iranian-Americans elsewhere.

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Beverly Hills Iranian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beverly%20Hills%20Iranian

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