Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontlash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: front-lash
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash.

Example Sentences

"In his keynote, John Paul Hudson condemned the "glossy commercialism" of David Goodstein and the Advocate, which he said was part of a gay media "backlash" -- while the anti-gay "frontlash" against gays continues."
"When a president uses expansive powers and his policy works, he may benefit from a frontlash effect: the successful assertion of power will not only yield political dividends, it will also strengthen the office of the presidency itself."

Etymology

Blend of front + backlash, coined by US president Lyndon B. Johnson with regard to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The word is still mainly used in reference to that Act.

Inflected Forms

frontlashes (plural)

Questions

What does frontlash mean?: A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash.
Where does frontlash come from?: Blend of front + backlash, coined by US president Lyndon B. Johnson with regard to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The word is still mainly used in reference to that Act.

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