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noun
The adoption and promotion of radical political causes by celebrities, socialites, and high society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness
History
Coined by American author and journalist Tom Wolfe in 1970.
