A century of looking down
When each contempt term entered the language and how its usage rose and fell. Drag the scrubber; click a term for its full profile.
⚠ Illustrative fixture data — not findings
196020152015
- 1hillbilly◆ real1.38
- 2deplorables◆ real1.37
- 3hipster◆ real1.35
- 4redneck◆ real1.26
- 5yuppie◆ real1.25
- 6avocado toast◆ real1.24
- 7flyover country◆ real1.20
- 8valley girl◆ real1.19
- 9latte liberal◆ real1.15
- 10bitter clinger◆ real1.14
- 11white trash◆ real1.13
- 12coastal elite◆ real1.12
Frequency from Google Books Ngrams (book-register, English-wide, through 2019) — historical shape, not contemporary or US-only.