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limousine liberal

limousine liberal noun: a wealthy person, liberal in politics but insulated from any adverse consequences of the policies they support.

Noun

limousine liberal (plural limousine liberals)

  1. (US, derogatory) A wealthy person, liberal in politics but insulated from any adverse consequences of the policies they support.
    • As soon as the word comes out of your mouth […] your own servant is going to size you up as one of those limousine liberals, or whatever epithet they use, who are busy pouring white soul all over the black movement, and would you do as much for the white lower class, for the domestics of the East...1970 June 8, Tom Wolfe, “Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny's”, in New York Magazine

Synonyms of limousine liberal

Forms of limousine liberal

plurallimousine liberals

Origin of limousine liberal

First appeared c. 1969. Coined by Mario Procaccino in reference to New York mayor John Lindsay.

Questions about limousine liberal

What does limousine liberal mean?
Limousine liberal means a wealthy person, liberal in politics but insulated from any adverse consequences of the policies they support.
What part of speech is limousine liberal?
Limousine liberal is a noun.
What is the plural of limousine liberal?
The plural of limousine liberal is limousine liberals.

Words near limousine liberal in the dictionary

  1. limosis
  2. Limours
  3. limous
  4. limousin
  5. limousine
  6. limousine liberal
  7. limousine liberals
  8. limousinelike
  9. limousines
  10. limousins
  11. Limoux

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