Gatsbyan

English

Etymology

Gatsby +‎ -an

Adjective

Gatsbyan (comparative more Gatsbyan, superlative most Gatsbyan)

  1. (uncommon) Suggestive of Jay Gatsby, titular fictional character of the novel The Great Gatsby (1925); enigmatic, nouveau riche.
    • 1981 April 25, Taki Theodoracopulos, “The Twain Meet”, in The Spectator:
      As everyone knows, Southampton is the clean, well-lit place of Gatsbyan mansions that are called cottages, of manicured lawns, striped tents, helicopter pads, and Mercedeses for the servants.
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