单词 | political incorrectness |
释义 | > as lemmaspolitical incorrectness political incorrectness n. originally U.S. language, behaviour, etc., which is not politically correct; failure or reluctance to conform to politically correct views. ΚΠ 1981 Off our Backs 31 Dec. 27 One publication frustrated from the many letters complaining about the political errors of the writers had a wild fantasy... They would pick subscribers at random and write them long abusive letters about the subscriber's political incorrectness. 1994 Loaded Sept. 40/1 Local councils have monitored his act to judge whether it contains material which might be offensive under their Equal Opportunities policies... Manning, the living embodiment of political incorrectness, remains somewhat bemused by all the fuss. 2002 Philadelphia Inquirer 15 Dec. a12/1 A gay magazine columnist who flaunted his political incorrectness by ridiculing Islam as backward and demanding an end to immigration. < as lemmas |
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