trustafarian

British

/ ˌtrʌstəˈfɛərɪən /

noun

informal (sometimes capital) a young person from a wealthy background whose trust fund enables him or her to eschew conventional attitudes to work, dress, drug taking, etc

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Etymology

Origin of trustafarian

C20: from _trust ( _fund ) + ( _Rast ) _afarian

Example Sentences

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When her plan falls into disarray, she reluctantly recruits the help of Spencer Salazar, the “Grade-A entitled trustafarian slacker” next door.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

Born Lydia Emily Archibald, she, her four siblings and her "hippie trustafarian parents" lived a nomadic lifestyle in her early years, ping-ponging between countries, including Mexico and an emu farm in New Zealand.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2015

Tom Robertson puts in a full-on funny trustafarian turn.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2012

I wasn’t a trustafarian; I never had any money from the Stillman family.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2012

Echoes of the immature trustafarian character played by Galifianakis in “The Hangover.”

From Washington Post

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