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snivel rights

snivel rights noun: civil rights.

Noun

snivel rights pl (plural only)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, plural, plural-only, slang) Civil rights.
    • who sit in the background and urge their rather stupid followers to do these illegal acts, for that reason I do not support any of the statements with regard to what I would call the snivel-rights of certain political groups.1962, Southern Rhodesia. Legislative Assembly, Debates of the Legislative Assembly, volume 50, number 32, page 2131
    • "world peash," "snivel rights," and the like, and who, if we may judge from their appearance and their yammering, are as afraid of war as they are of soap.1965, The Citizen, Official Journal of the Citizens' Councils of America, volume 10, page 10

Examples of snivel rights in a sentence

  • The nonviolent campaigns against racial discrimination in the early 1960s only inflamed his disgust for what he called the “snivel rights” movement.2010, David Farber, The Rise and Fall of Modern American Conservatism, A Short History, page 146:
  • Since the snivel rights tantrums, Negroes have been free to chart their own course.2017 July 31, Byker, “Re: WHAT IS 'WHITE PRIVILEGE'?”, in alt.politics.democrats (Usenet):

Origin of snivel rights

From snivel (“to whine or complain while crying”) + rights. First use appears c. 1962. See cite below.

Questions about snivel rights

What does snivel rights mean?
Snivel rights means civil rights.
How do you use snivel rights in a sentence?
The nonviolent campaigns against racial discrimination in the early 1960s only inflamed his disgust for what he called the “snivel rights” movement.
What part of speech is snivel rights?
Snivel rights is a noun.

Words near snivel rights in the dictionary

  1. snitzed
  2. snitzes
  3. snitzing
  4. snive
  5. snivel
  6. snivel rights
  7. sniveled
  8. sniveler
  9. snivelers
  10. snivelin'
  11. sniveling

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