highlife
Definition
- Noun:
- A style of West African popular music: "highlife" refers to a genre of music that originated in Ghana in the early 20th century, characterized by its use of Western instruments, complex guitar melodies, and jazzy horns, often sung in local languages.
- A luxurious or extravagant lifestyle: "highlife" can also describe a way of living associated with wealth, high social status, and lavish spending.
Usage Examples
Noun (Music Genre):
- The band played classic highlife at the festival.
- My grandfather loved listening to highlife from the 1950s.
Noun (Lifestyle):
- After his business succeeded, he began living the highlife.
- The article criticized the politician's taste for the highlife.
Advanced Usage
- "to live the highlife": to live in a very luxurious and expensive way.
- After winning the lottery, they started living the highlife, traveling first class and staying in five-star hotels.
Variants and Related Words
- Highlifer (n): A person who enjoys or lives a luxurious lifestyle.
- He was known as a highlifer, always seen at the most exclusive parties.
Synonyms
- Luxury: A state of great comfort and extravagant living.
- Extravagance: Lack of restraint in spending money or using resources.
- Affluence: The state of having a great deal of money; wealth.
Related Phrases
- Life of luxury: A way of life involving great comfort and expensive pleasures.
- She dreamed of a life of luxury.
Noun
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excessive spending
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