Cakeism
//ˈkeɪkɪzəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The doctrine of having one's cake and eating it too, particularly regarding the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations and subsequent deliberations. UK, uncountable
"What is now known as “cakeism” – the idea that the UK can have everything it wants merely because it wants it – is becoming, like climate-change denial, the subject of rational discussion."
Example
More examples"What is now known as “cakeism” – the idea that the UK can have everything it wants merely because it wants it – is becoming, like climate-change denial, the subject of rational discussion."
Etymology
From cake + -ism, referring to have one's cake and eat it too.
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