status symbol



status symbol

A position or activity that allows one's social prestige to be displayed, as in She doesn't even drive; that car of hers is purely a status symbol. [Mid-1900s]
See also: status

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aleck['ælik]
Kenshinken-sheenJapanese
AnraÍ-Irish
Geneva[dʒi'ni:və]
BertramBUR-trəm (English), BER-trahm (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
Annet-Dutch