west egg

language: de

definitions

  1. A fictional peninsula on Long Island in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', inhabited by the 'nouveau riche'.
    de: Fiktiver Ort in Gatsby
  2. A symbolic term representing the 'nouveau riche' or people who have recently acquired wealth, often contrasted with established social classes.
    de: Symbol für Neureiche

examples

  1. Gatsby lived in a magnificent mansion in West Egg.

    Gatsby lebte in einer prächtigen Villa in West Egg.

  2. In literature, West Egg serves as a metaphor for the nouveau riche.

    In der Literatur dient West Egg als Metapher für die Neureichen.