"sophisto" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sophisto.ogg Forms: sophistos [plural]
Etymology: Used in the invented slang in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962). Head templates: {{en-noun}} sophisto (plural sophistos)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A trendy, sophisticated person; a hipster. Wikipedia link: Anthony Burgess Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: faddist, trendite, fashionable person
    Sense id: en-sophisto-en-noun-0DbIge8c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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