- downwardly mobile
- (DOMO)A young person who gives up a high-paying, high-pressure job to pursue a more satisfying lifestyle is sometimes labeled a DOMO.
American business jargon. 2014.
downwardly mobile
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downwardly mobile — adj someone who is downwardly mobile is becoming poorer ≠ ↑upwardly mobile … Dictionary of contemporary English
downwardly mobile — ► upwardly (or downwardly) mobile moving to a higher (or lower) social class. Main Entry: ↑mobile … English terms dictionary
downwardly mobile — adjective someone who is downwardly mobile is becoming poorer … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
downwardly mobile — down|ward|ly mo|bile [ ,daunwərdli mou,baıl ] adjective HUMOROUS moving to a lower social class and becoming poorer ─ opposite UPWARDLY MOBILE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
downwardly mobile — UK [ˌdaʊnwə(r)dlɪ ˈməʊbaɪl] / US [ˌdaʊnwərdlɪ ˈmoʊˌbaɪl] adjective humorous moving to a lower social class and becoming poorer … English dictionary
downwardly mobile — … Useful english dictionary
upwardly (or downwardly) mobile — moving to a higher (or lower) social class. → mobile … English new terms dictionary
mobile — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to move or be moved freely or easily. 2) (of a shop, library, etc.) accommodated in a vehicle so as to travel around. 3) able or willing to move between occupations, places of residence, or social classes. 4) (of the features… … English terms dictionary
mobile — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ▪ Babies start to get mobile around the age of eight months. ▪ remain ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
mobile */*/ — I UK [ˈməʊbaɪl] / UK [ˈməʊb(ə)l] / US [ˈmoʊb(ə)l] / US [ˈmoʊˌbaɪl] adjective 1) [only before noun] easy to move and use in different places a mobile telephone a mobile X ray unit a) [only before noun] British a mobile group of workers can be sent … English dictionary
