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plastic patriotism

plastic patriotism noun: performative or superficial displays of patriotism.

Noun

plastic patriotism (uncountable)

  1. Performative or superficial displays of patriotism.

Origin of plastic patriotism

See plastic (“fake, insincere, inferior”).

Questions about plastic patriotism

What does plastic patriotism mean?
Plastic patriotism means performative or superficial displays of patriotism.
What part of speech is plastic patriotism?
Plastic patriotism is a noun.

Words near plastic patriotism in the dictionary

  1. plastic money
  2. Plastic Paddies
  3. Plastic Paddy
  4. plastic panties
  5. plastic pants
  6. plastic patriotism
  7. plastic pig
  8. plastic pigs
  9. plastic plod
  10. plastic plods
  11. plastic ratio

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