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rainbowism

rainbowism noun: the disregarding or sugarcoating of race-related issues using the idea of the Rainbow Nation.

Noun

rainbowism (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa, derogatory) The disregarding or sugarcoating of race-related issues using the idea of the Rainbow Nation.

Origin of rainbowism

From rainbow + -ism.

Questions about rainbowism

What does rainbowism mean?
Rainbowism means the disregarding or sugarcoating of race-related issues using the idea of the Rainbow Nation.
What part of speech is rainbowism?
Rainbowism is a noun.

Words near rainbowism in the dictionary

  1. rainbowed
  2. rainbowfish
  3. rainbowfishes
  4. rainbowing
  5. rainbowish
  6. rainbowism
  7. rainbowlike
  8. rainbows
  9. rainbows and butterflies
  10. rainbows and unicorns
  11. rainbowy

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