Me Decade
"me-decade" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Me Decade” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The 1970s characterized by a rise of self-indulgence and narcissism in American society.
Corpus desk
Index EN-me-decade · Me Decade · English
Me Decade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Me Decade |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Me Decade” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Me Decade is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The 1970s characterized by a rise of self-indulgence and narcissism in American society.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Me Decade, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Coined by American author and journalist Tom Wolfe in 1976. The correct English form is Me Decade, spelled M-E- -D-E-C-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1The 1970s characterized by a rise of self-indulgence and narcissism in American society.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Me Decade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In contrast to some of the pop gurus of the "Me Decade," Starhawk and Margot Adler are both political activists, very much aware off the need to push for political change.
The prevailing concept of the Seventies remains the idea of the “Me Decade”—an era of narcissism, selfishness, personal rather than political awareness. […] Pundits and historians portrayed the Me Decade as the antidote to or repudiation of the activist, altruistic 1960s.
Etymology
Coined by American author and journalist Tom Wolfe in 1976.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.