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McMuskism

McMuskism noun: political persecution achieved through surveillance and online harassment.

Noun

McMuskism (uncountable)

  1. Political persecution achieved through surveillance and online harassment.
    • This is McMuskism: it’s McCarthyism on steroids, political persecution + Trump + Musk + Silicon Valley surveillance tools. It’s the dawn of a new age of political witch-hunts, where burning at the stake meets data harvesting and online mobs.2024 November 17, Carole Cadwalladr, “How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Origin of McMuskism

Blend of McCarthyism + Musk, coined by Carole Cadwalladr in 2024.

Questions about McMuskism

What does McMuskism mean?
McMuskism means political persecution achieved through surveillance and online harassment.
What part of speech is McMuskism?
McMuskism is a noun.

Words near McMuskism in the dictionary

  1. McMurtreys
  2. McMurtrie
  3. McMurtries
  4. McMurtry
  5. McMurtrys
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  7. MCN
  8. McNabb
  9. McNabbs
  10. McNagny
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