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regressive left

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
re-gres-sive left
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A characterization of the left which suggests that it paradoxically holds reactionary views by its tolerance of illiberal principles and ideologies (such as extremist Islamism) for the sake of multiculturalism and cultural relativism.

Derogatory

Etymology

The earliest use may be from a joke post on the Internet in 1998. Attested in print as early as 2002 in Chuck Morse’s The Gramsci Factor, and later popularized by Maajid Nawaz in 2012.

Usage

Phrases

regressive leftism regressive leftist alt-left

Frequently Paired Words

alt-left

Questions

What does regressive left mean?
A characterization of the left which suggests that it paradoxically holds reactionary views by its tolerance of illiberal principles and ideologies (such as extremist Islamism) for the sake of multiculturalism and cultural relativism.
Where does regressive left come from?
The earliest use may be from a joke post on the Internet in 1998. Attested in print as early as 2002 in Chuck Morse’s The Gramsci Factor, and later popularized by Maajid Nawaz in 2012.

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