Meanings
- An optimistic, futuristic consumer culture and aesthetic in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.
Origin
Related to popular and luxury.
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Populuxe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Populuxe
“Populuxe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Populuxe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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