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superfluous man

The English word “superfluous man” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A kind of character derived from the Byronic hero and associated with mid-1800s Russian literature: a man, usually privileged and capable, who flaunts or disregards social norms and exhibits cynicism, self-interest, and existential boredom.
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