Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fauxgressive

/fəʊˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: faux-gres-sive
IPA: /fəʊˈɡɹɛsɪv/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Derogatory

adj

Allegedly, but not actually, progressive.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"“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."
"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."
"With their fauxgressive covers officially blown, Twitter is blowing up with stories about the disturbing new dating trend."

Etymology

Blend of faux + progressive.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

fauxgressives (plural) more fauxgressive (comparative) most fauxgressive (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

brogressive

Rhymes With

non-progressive present perfect progressive nondepressive superexpressive nonimmunosuppressive nonrepressive nonexcessive exessive nonobsessive nonoppressive superaggressive antiprogressive

Questions

How do you pronounce fauxgressive?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəʊˈɡɹɛsɪv/.
What does fauxgressive mean?: An alleged progressive person, but who actually acts like a conservative.
Where does fauxgressive come from?: Blend of faux + progressive.

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