west egg

language: en

definitions

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

examples

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

    Gatsby lived in a magnificent mansion in West Egg.

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

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