Broadly denotes several divergent subcultures, most highly concentrated in college dormitories (or fraternities), indie rock concerts, and fixed gear bicycles. Bred out an almost brazen sense of immunity and entitlement, middle trash
people sometimes joke that they live in a dirty house, binge drink and gorge on free samples because they are starving college students. This is usually stated with a smug
irony, since their education is often well financed by
parents or scholarships.
This excuse, or others that justify behavior that they would find reprehensible in those who didn'
t attend college or voted
republican, is actually only invoked to defend a very small amount of middle
trash behavior. This occurs because a surprising volume of wasteful fads, terrible bands, classist vitriol or noxious political doublespeak are integral to a proud self-image, often as someone outside the mainstream or simply smarter, more interesting and better than other
people.
Finally, middle trash can also describe various exploitative and anti-nuanced appropriations, such as ironically flashing gang signs or wearing a kimono.
I went away for a week and the house reeks of garbage. My roommates are total middle-
trash.
My friend just bought five hundred dollar wheels to go on his middle
trash fixed gear.
I just didn't like that the Chappelle's show was so popular with the Middle
Trash.