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granarchist

granarchist noun: an older woman who espouses radical or militant political views.

granarchist: an older woman who espouses radical or militant political views
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Noun

granarchist (plural granarchists)

  1. (UK, informal) An older woman who espouses radical or militant political views.
    • The anti-live exports campaigns saw animal rights move out of the anarcho-punk ghetto and become a street movement which ranged across generations (the so-called granarchists with their eldritch scream of “Eeeevil”).2006 May 5, “Dover And Out: They Think It's All Dover...It Is Now”, in Weekly SchNEWs, Brighton, England, page 1
    • Joan used her advancing age to her advantage with the media and as one of Cambridge's wonderfully infamous 'granarchists', she staged sit-ins, hunger strikes and chained herself to #railings.2017, "Obituary: Joan Court", Viva!Life, Spring 2017, page 33

Forms of granarchist

pluralgranarchists

Origin of granarchist

Blend of gran (“grandmother”) + anarchist.

Questions about granarchist

What does granarchist mean?
Granarchist means an older woman who espouses radical or militant political views.
What part of speech is granarchist?
Granarchist is a noun.
What is the plural of granarchist?
The plural of granarchist is granarchists.

Words near granarchist in the dictionary

  1. Granahan
  2. Granahans
  3. granal
  4. granam
  5. granams
  6. granarchist
  7. granarchists
  8. granaries
  9. granary
  10. granary bread
  11. granary breads

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