Noun. gen-tri-fac-to-ry | jen-trə-fak-t(ə-)rē
A building or group of buildings that spur an influx of middle-class or wealthy people that results in the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents.
Coined in 2022 by poet Marie Tisdell.
A building or group of buildings that spur an influx of middle-class or wealthy people that results in the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents.
Coined in 2022 by poet Marie Tisdell.
That new development on Church Street is a gentrifactory. There's no way our kids will be able to live here.
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The people that cause a neighborhoods gentrification.
Affluent people who move into an urban setting (typically an industrious or dilapidated area) and cause the dramatic increase in property values and the influx of trendy, hip, in-style businesses.
Affluent people who move into an urban setting (typically an industrious or dilapidated area) and cause the dramatic increase in property values and the influx of trendy, hip, in-style businesses.
After the gentrites moved in, lower income families were forced out by increasing rents.
Whole Foods number one consumers are gentrites.
Whole Foods number one consumers are gentrites.
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Get the Gendry af mug.An idea that the rising popularity in thrifting will increase the prices of second hand clothes in less wealthy areas, making it less affordable for the people that live there.
This may be true to an extent, however the increase in price would only be on high branded or popular items and doesn't take into account that not every item in store is branded, or that every person living on the breadline wants to be rocking a 90's Tommy grail.
This idea is shared amongst people that don't have any knowledge on the true scale of second hand clothing and think it will mean people will not be able to afford clothes anymore or that there is not enough to go around. This is completely false.
This may be true to an extent, however the increase in price would only be on high branded or popular items and doesn't take into account that not every item in store is branded, or that every person living on the breadline wants to be rocking a 90's Tommy grail.
This idea is shared amongst people that don't have any knowledge on the true scale of second hand clothing and think it will mean people will not be able to afford clothes anymore or that there is not enough to go around. This is completely false.
"Oh my god you got that Supreme piece second hand!? What about the poor people? That's Fashion Gentrification!" - Somebody who's jealous of seeing Tik Toks of people sharing their thrift hauls.
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