Berkeley
burk-leeadjective
SlangNorCalDifficulty 2 of 3: Regional
Definition
A city in the East Bay. Used as an adjective, it means earnestly progressive, activist, or crunchy.
In simple English: A city near Oakland; also means very left-wing or alternative.
Examples
That’s such a Berkeley thing to say.
The whole co-op is very Berkeley.
Usage notes
The adjective sense is affectionate from insiders and mocking from outsiders.
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- Track
- Slang
- Region
- NorCal
- Part of speech
- adjective