stilyaga

American  

[styi-lyah-guh, stil-yah-guh] / stjɪˈljɑ gə, stɪlˈjɑ gə /

noun

Russian.

• stilyagi
  plural

1. (formerly, in the Soviet Union) a person, usually young, who adopted the unconventional manner and dress of some Western youth groups, as rockers or punk-rock fans.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• stilyagi
  plural

Example Sentences

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stilyagi

A third word bothering the Russians was stilyagi, which means a zoot-suiter who wears narrow trousers, likes rock 'n' roll and hates work.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eyewitnesses provided one useful clue: the gunmen wore the narrow trousers, oversized jackets and ducktail haircuts of stilyagi, the Russian version of zoot-suiters.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is no discernible ferment among the literati, and even the young people are afraid to wear the zoot-suit stilyagi clothes popular elsewhere in Eastern Europe.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Komsomol zealots break up cafe brawls, keep a sour eye out for stilyagi and other "nonconformists."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Driving like a young stilyagi," he growled in irritation at himself.

From Freedom by Mack Reynolds