aspirational
/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/
adj 3noun 1
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2ADJ.
fine
VERB + ASPIRATIONAL
broke, go
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adj
1
Being ambitious.
In the nineteen-fifties, the height of aspirational style was fine French furniture—F.F.F., as it became known in certain precincts of Fifth Avenue and Palm Beach.
2
Desiring success.
3
Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.
noun
1
A person with aspirations.
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In the nineteen-fifties, the height of aspirational style was fine French furniture—F.F.F., as it became known in certain precincts of Fifth Avenue and Palm Beach.
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Like most right-wing sayings, "go woke, go broke" is aspirational; it does not reflect the world as it is, but the world as they believe it should be.
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