youthquake means A noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Why this word is great
YOUTHQUAKE — [Noun] A significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people. From youth (young people) + quake (a shaking or upheaval, by analogy with earthquake). Coined by American magazine editor Diana Vreeland in 1965. Unlike a “trend,” which charts a mere directional drift, or a “rebellion,” which focuses on specific defiance, a youthquake is the seismic shockwave of a generation’s collective id becoming tangible, reshaping the landscape itself. It is the tectonic grind of miniskirts ascending over knee, the percussive march of students flooding cobblestone streets to redefine freedom, and the silent, structural fault line that renders an entire lexicon of morals obsolete. It is the world, briefly, tilting on the axis of the young.
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- A noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture.“Britain produced many of the first temblors of the youthquake. There were the elegantly dressed but often vicious Teddy boys of the late 1950s. There were the gentler Mods and the tough leather-jacketed, working-class rockers in the '60s.”