单词 | health fascist |
释义 | > as lemmashealth fascist health fascist n. depreciative a person who advocates the regulation of others' behaviour (esp. smoking habits) in the interest of their health, characterized as intrusively authoritarian or as infringing civil liberties; cf. health fascism n. at Additions. ΚΠ 1980 Wall St. Jrnl. 26 Feb. 24/2 The safety and health fascists who try to turn real and imagined hazards to some political end.] 1986 Houston Chron. 3 Sept. iii. 10/3 (heading) Health fascists disregard needs of smokers. 2003 Independent 3 Nov. (Review section) 3/4 It's a risk in pubs, where smoke is thick, but not in restaurants where there's a higher level of dilution. I'm unhappy when health fascists start making rules for everyone. < as lemmas |
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