Phrase guide

champagne socialist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person adhering to socialism or supporting socialist policies while enjoying a lifestyle that is ostensibly in conflict with their political beliefs, or whose status would shield them from negative consequences of said policies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, sarcastic

Topics: government, politics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: café revolutionary, chardonnay socialist, gauche caviar, Gucci socialist, silver-spoon socialist, smoked salmon socialist, parlor pink

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the association of champagne with upper social classes.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 香檳酒社會主義者 /香槟酒社会主义者 (xiāngbīnjiǔ shèhuì zhǔyì zhě) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 江南左派 (jiāngnán zuǒpài) — Translations
  • Danish: champagnesocialist — Translations
  • Danish: kystbanesocialist — Translations
  • Danish: rødvinssocialist — Translations
  • Dutch: salonsocialist — Translations
  • Dutch: salonsocialiste — Translations
  • Dutch: kathedersocialist — Translations
  • Dutch: kathedersocialiste — Translations
  • Finnish: salonkisosialisti — Translations
  • Finnish: samppanjasosialisti — Translations
  • French: gauche caviar — Translations
  • German: Toskana-Fraktion — Translations
  • German: Salonsozialist — Translations
  • German: Salonsozialistin — Translations
  • German: Cüplisozialist — Translations
  • German: Cüplisozialistin — Translations
  • German: Cüpli-Sozialist — Translations
  • German: Cüpli-Sozialistin — Translations
  • Korean: 강남좌파 (gangnamjwapa) — Translations
  • Polish: kawiorowa lewica — Translations
  • Portuguese: esquerda caviar — Translations
  • Portuguese: socialista de iPhone — Translations
  • Spanish: izquierda caviar — Translations
  • Spanish: pijoprogre — Translations
  • Spanish: progre-caviar — Translations
  • Spanish: zurdo con OSDE — Translations
  • Spanish: red set — Translations
  • Spanish: whisquierda — Translations
  • Swedish: rödvinsvänster — Translations