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feel-goodery

feel-goodery is the alternative spelling of feelgoodery.

Meaning of feelgoodery

Noun

feelgoodery (countable and uncountable, plural feelgooderies)

  1. (derogatory, uncountable) 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.
    • 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.2010, Garry Mulholland, Popcorn: Fifty Years of Rock 'n' Roll Movies
  2. (countable, derogatory) A place or work containing such behaviours.
    • While the school remains a progressive, liberal feel-goodery, it is also regularly ranked among the West's best liberal arts colleges.2009, John Ortved, Simpsons Confidential, page 11

Forms of feel-goodery

pluralfeel-gooderies

Questions about feel-goodery

What is feel-goodery the alternative spelling of?
Feel-goodery is the alternative spelling of feelgoodery.

Words near feel-goodery in the dictionary

  1. feel-bad
  2. feel-good
  3. feel-good factor
  4. feel-good factors
  5. feel-gooderies
  6. feel-goodery
  7. feel-goodism
  8. feelable
  9. feelbad
  10. feele
  11. feeled

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