单词 | virtue signaller |
释义 | virtue signallervirtue signalern. depreciative. A person whose statements or actions are thought to be motivated primarily by a wish to exhibit good character, social conscience, political convictions, etc., or to garner recognition and approval.Chiefly in contexts of political and social justice issues.In quot. 20151 with the sense ‘a person, point of view, etc., which a supposedly virtuous person should display his or her disapproval of’. ΚΠ 2015 Independent (Nexis) 21 Apr. 29/1 He's become something writer James Bartholomew brilliantly identified last week—‘a virtue signaller’. That is, a cultural figure or happening which it's vital to pepper conversations with strong abhorrence towards in order to signify moral cleanliness. 2015 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 3 May I was going to write in this column about..a perfect example of a new breed The Spectator has labelled ‘Virtue Signallers’: when you virtue signal, you are saying you have the right, approved, liberal media-elite opinions. 2020 Financial Times (Nexis) 15 Aug. 13 Virtue-signallers who spend their time calling out other people's moral transgressions often seem blissfully unaware of the instances when they may be breaking their own too-rigid rules. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.2015 |
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