Angry Young Man

English Angry young men Etymology Coined in reference to John Osborne's 1956 play Look Back in Anger. Noun Angry Young Man Angry Young Men en literature Any of a group of mostly working-class and middle-class British playwrights and novelists who rose to prominence in the 1950s, their works being characterized by harshness, realism, and disillusionment with traditional norms. Related terms en Angries Translations any of a group of British playwrights and novelists who rose to prominence in the 1950s Korean: ko 화난 청년 Hwanan Cheongnyeon Polish: pl młody gniewny m Portuguese: pt Angry Young Man m Portuguese Noun m Angry Young Men 1 pt literature en Angry Young Man any of a group of British playwrights and novelists who rose to prominence in the 1950s