(Australia, New Zealand) The tendency to disparage conspicuously successful people.
One of Australia′s healthiest national traits is the Tall Poppy Syndrome, which involves taking a sceptical view of people who are rich, powerful or successful, and cutting them down to size when they appear pretentious.
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“Tall poppy syndrome feels like a British disease at the moment.”
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