(TRUS.tuh.fayr.ee.un)
n.
A jobless person who has access to money especially a trust fund income and who affects a laid back, bohemian lifestyle.
adj. Relating to such a lifestyle.
adj. Relating to such a lifestyle.
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The Starbucks on Main is joined to an ice cream place called Cows, and the people-watching is as good as the house blend: There were "trustafarians" (dreadlocks, musty clothes and a few hundred thousand in the bank), ski bums, a couple of women in don't-even-ask-how-much ski sweaters and leather pants, and one older guy reading Stendhal.
Benedict Carey, "Beyond the Winter Olympics," Chicago Tribune, February 10, 2002
Benedict Carey, "Beyond the Winter Olympics," Chicago Tribune, February 10, 2002
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According to "nachr ov realitees," a bimonthly youth-trend report published in New York, the cha ("very cool") words include: "winded" for hung over; "craftsman" for a complete idiot; and "ass" for awful.
Then there's "Trustafarian," which describes a "guy who has long hair and a trust fund, drives a Saab or Jeep, listens to reggae, and doesn't let a whole lot bother him."
Phil Rabin and Carolyn Myles, "Washington tourism groups unite in search for advertising agency," The Washington Times, August 26, 1992
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