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/haɪˈpɚɡəmi/ · noun
Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself..
From 1940 to the mid-1970s, the tendency for men to marry down educationally became more pronounced and the cultural ideal of hypergamy — that women must marry up — became more insistent.
A lawsuit against David Geffen mentions a website where hypergamy — dating above your station — is celebrated. But the word carries darker intonations.
Use hypergamy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hypergamy means Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself..
Common synonyms include marry up.
Possible antonyms include hypogamy.
From 1940 to the mid-1970s, the tendency for men to marry down educationally became more pronounced and the cultural ideal of hypergamy — that women must marry up — became more insistent.
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