Phrase guide

vice signalling

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The practice of expressing a particular opinion or performing a particular action that is immoral, hateful, or cruel, but popular with the social group one is signalling to, to signal allegiance to or seek popularity with that group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:vice signalling.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: virtue signalling

Broader terms: signaling, performing

History

Etymology

By analogy to virtue signalling.