istaphobe
UK/ˈɪstəˌfəʊb/US/ˈɪstəˌfoʊb/
istaphobe noun: a catch-all combination of pejorative terms ending in ist or -phobe (such as racist or homophobe), perceived as being used to silence and discredit opposing viewpoints in discussions of social justice issues.
Noun
istaphobe (plural istaphobes)
- A catch-all combination of pejorative terms ending in ist or -phobe (such as racist or homophobe), perceived as being used to silence and discredit opposing viewpoints in discussions of social justice issues.
- Nowadays saying anything online will get you called some sort of istaphobe.
- Your ignorance & pack of knowledge of Iowa is astonishing. Can a liberal make an argument without its fill in the blank istaphobe insult card to cover up lack of substance. Read a book about @SteveKingIA home district available on Amazon2017 December 8, @JohnstonShow, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025
Examples of istaphobe in a sentence
- So..... either he's agreeing with us, the racist nazi istaphobes, or he wants to set up breadlines stretching from our border to all South America.2019 April 7, @TomTom2785, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025:
- Sadly its all to common that people don’t see the nuance in the conversation and fall on the istaphobe tropes.2021 October 29, radders2012, “Marvel - Eternals (2021)”, in Digital Spy, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025:
- Change the game to fit me because you're an -istaphobe if you don't, bigot."2022 January 9, Batel.9206, “Ableism in Guild Wars 2”, in Guild Wars 2 Forums, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025:
- Being called a bigot or any type of istaphobe doesn’t mean anything anymore.2022 July 17, Bannack, “About gender name changes”, in Blizzard Forums, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025:
Forms of istaphobe
| plural | istaphobes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | istphobe |
| alternative form | -istaphobe |
| alternative form | -istphobe |
Origin of istaphobe
Compound of -ist + -a- + -phobe.
Questions about istaphobe
- What does istaphobe mean?
- Istaphobe means a catch-all combination of pejorative terms ending in ist or -phobe (such as racist or homophobe), perceived as being used to silence and discredit opposing viewpoints in discussions of social justice issues.
- How do you use istaphobe in a sentence?
- So..... either he's agreeing with us, the racist nazi istaphobes, or he wants to set up breadlines stretching from our border to all South America.
- What part of speech is istaphobe?
- Istaphobe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce istaphobe?
- Istaphobe is pronounced /ˈɪstəˌfəʊb/ (UK).
- What is the plural of istaphobe?
- The plural of istaphobe is istaphobes.
Words near istaphobe in the dictionary
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