angry young man

American  

noun

1. (often initial capital letter) one of a group of British writers of the late 1950s and the 1960s whose works reflect strong dissatisfaction with, frustration by, and rebellion against tradition and society.

2. any author writing in this manner.

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angry young man British  

noun

1. (often capitals) one of several British novelists and playwrights of the 1950s who shared a hostility towards the established traditions and ruling elements of their country

2. any similarly rebellious person

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Example Sentences

Mr Chatterjee says Abhimaan will always be discussed as "a high point" of Bachchan's career because it was "a film where he was not just made to fit the masculine, angry young man template".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023

To understand the gap between how Nitram saw himself versus how others perceived the inarticulate, angry young man, Kurzel assigned Jones tasks: film himself with a video camera, doodle in a diary.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2022

“He was an angry young man, and who wouldn’t be under these circumstances?”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2021

An angry young man runs cross country on his own terms at the British reform school Borstal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2020

And hurrying to one of the pallets he draws from under it a bottle, which, together with the broken tumbler, he presents to the angry young man.

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.