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urban naxal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
ur-ban -nax-al
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, especially an intellectual, academic, journalist, or other urban resident, who supports the ideology, objectives, or activities of the Naxalite (Maoist) movement, particularly without being an armed member of such a movement.

Indian usage; Slang

noun

A person associated with radical left-wing political thought or activism in an urban setting and outside the armed rural Naxalite (Maoist) movement.

Indian usage; Slang

Etymology

Coined by Indian filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri in Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2018), a book about his film Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2014). Referring to the group's alleged ties with communist militants for left-wing beliefs, support for socialism, and hostility to Hindu nationalism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

urban Naxals (plural)

Phrases

turban Naxal

Questions

What does urban naxal mean?
A person, especially an intellectual, academic, journalist, or other urban resident, who supports the ideology, objectives, or activities of the Naxalite (Maoist) movement, particularly without being an armed member of such a movement.
Where does urban naxal come from?
Coined by Indian filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri in Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2018), a book about his film Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2014). Referring to the group's alleged ties with communist militants for left-wing beliefs, support for socialism, and hostility to Hindu nationalism.

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