Fauxgressive

//fəʊˈɡɹɛsɪv// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An alleged progressive person, but who actually acts like a conservative. derogatory

    "“Bill de Blasio is an elitist, New York City corporate Democrat fauxgressive, masquerading around South Carolina as a progressive,” said John Samuelson, president of Transport Workers Union."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Allegedly, but not actually, progressive. derogatory

    "In many spaces, the term functions now as performative fauxgressive politeness—as one of the many buzzwords such as intersectionality or systemic that one can drop, with little understanding, to display her wokeness."

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"“Bill de Blasio is an elitist, New York City corporate Democrat fauxgressive, masquerading around South Carolina as a progressive,” said John Samuelson, president of Transport Workers Union."

Etymology

Blend of faux + progressive.

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