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istaphobes

istaphobes is the plural of istaphobe.

Meaning of istaphobe

Noun

istaphobe (plural istaphobes)

  1. (Internet, sarcastic) 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.

Questions about istaphobes

What is istaphobes the plural of?
Istaphobes is the plural of istaphobe.

Words near istaphobes in the dictionary

  1. Istanbulites
  2. Istanbullu
  3. Istanbullus
  4. Istanu
  5. istaphobe
  6. istaphobes
  7. ISTAR
  8. Istaravshan
  9. Istarska
  10. ISTEA
  11. Isted

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