subcultural capital

noun

The cultural knowledge and commodities acquired by members of a subculture, raising their status and helping to differentiate themselves from members of other groups.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsubcultural capital (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe cultural knowledge and commodities acquired by members of a subculture, raising their status and helping to differentiate themselves from members of other groups.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“subcultural capital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcultural%20capital. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcultural capital,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcultural%20capital.

Source: subcultural capital on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.