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antistyle en · NOUN

Etymology

From anti- + style.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Style or fashion that rejects the usual conventions of style.
    • Lesbian-feminist antistyle was an emblem of refusal, an attempt to strike a blow against the twin evils of capitalism and patriarchy... 1995, Corey K. Creekmur, Alexander Doty, Out in culture: gay, lesbian, and queer essays on popular culture:
    • Flashy in its photographic juxtapositioning, Reebok embraced poor taste as a sign for antistyle that might beckon skeptical viewers to enter the space of the ad. 1994, David R. Dickens, Andrea Fontana, Postmodernism and social inquiry:

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Translations (1)

pt antiestilo (style or fashion that rejects the usual conventions of style)