soixante-huitard

Meaning

Noun

Someone who took part in, or otherwise supported, the civil unrest in France in May 1968, characterised by student protests and widespread strikes.
A fierce social activist or protester.

Origin

Borrowed from French soixante-huitard ("sixty-eighter").

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