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status symbol
noun
- an object, habit, etc., by which the social or economic status of the possessor may be judged.
status symbol
noun
- a possession which is regarded as proof of the owner's social position, wealth, prestige, etc
Idioms and Phrases
A position or activity that allows one's social prestige to be displayed, as in She doesn't even drive; that car of hers is purely a status symbol . [Mid-1900s]Example Sentences
As a global brand with a perceived "cool quotient", owning a Tesla will be a status symbol for the young, aspirational Indian population.
Before chairs with a back and arm rests debuted as a status symbol among ancient Egyptians about 5,000 years ago, he says that humans mostly kneeled or squatted for about 2 million years.
Gold has always been an American status symbol and object of fascination for doomsday preppers, evangelical end-timers, and right-wing commentators like Glenn Beck; it’s easy bait for older retirees, anxious about the savings they’ve built up throughout their life and alienated by the changing world around them, and it’s always been a sensible advertising choice for the types of radio stations and TV networks they tune in to.
In the latter, Rory is given a Birkin bag by her wealthy boyfriend Logan — not realizing what the bag means as a status symbol.
Since then, they’ve become a status symbol.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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