start-me-up

start-me-up
 n.β€” Β«Start-Me-Upsβ€”these are youngsters starting out and on the way up: most are single and childless and in the 18 to 29 year age group with a male and white-collar job biasβ€”they like fun and parties.Β» β€”β€œThe new black middle class: its economic power” TNS Research Surveys (Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa) Mar. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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