statusyadj.
/ˈsteɪtəsi/, U.S. /ˈsteɪdəsi/, /ˈstædəsi/ colloquial.
Having, indicating, or conferring (high) social status or distinction.
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > having or conferring (high) social status
consequential1833
status1906
statusful1960
statusy1962
1962 Guardian 29 Nov. 7/1 No matter how many irrelevant if statusy pieces the ‘New Yorker’ publishes.
1969 Time 26 Sept. 72/2 Pretty soon about 85% of the kids smoked. It got to be a really statusy thing.
1985 N.Y. Mag. 4 Feb. 48 With running shoes in the boardroom.., why not cycling suits on the statusy beaches of Anguilla and Saint Barths?
1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 162 I could tell she wanted it only so she could brag about it. I think it was just a statusy thing for her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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