feelgoodery
/ˌfilˈɡʊdəɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Behaviours performed with the purported purpose of promoting emotional happiness and/or certain cultural values; these behaviours may be seen as superficial or unimportant, or as a substitute for more meaningful action.
Derogatory; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Every mainstream pop musical money-spinner, from Jesus Christ Superstar to Mamma Mia!, finds its origins in Hair 's relentless crassness and misguided feelgoodery, which means I don't have to watch or write about any more of them."
- "He's down in the dumps because nobody wants to buy his art and his wife died, while she's got a case of the gloomies in response to public apathy for the plight of the underclass. Their grown-up troubles form an odd angle with the purportedly innocent feel-goodery, and ultimately betray the film's cross purposes."
- "We see lots of humanistic feelgoodery on gretting cards, internet memes, wall posters, bumper stickers and the rest, aimed at justifying, in one's mind, the very things that they should feel guilty about."
- "Lots of smiling faces, money and feelgoodery will do that."
- "While the school remains a progressive, liberal feel-goodery, it is also regularly ranked among the West's best liberal arts colleges."
- "Believing it to be an award, she has Maeby's expulsion letter from the "new age feel-goodery" Openings framed."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌfilˈɡʊdəɹi/
- British English: /ˌfiːlˈɡʊdəɹi/