"Gatsbyan" meaning in All languages combined

See Gatsbyan on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Gatsbyan [comparative], most Gatsbyan [superlative]
Etymology: From Gatsby + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Gatsby|-an}} Gatsby + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Gatsbyan (comparative more Gatsbyan, superlative most Gatsbyan)
  1. (uncommon) Suggestive of Jay Gatsby, titular fictional character of the novel The Great Gatsby (1925); enigmatic, nouveau riche. Tags: uncommon
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