"limousine liberal" means: A wealthy person, liberal in politics but insulated from any adverse consequences of the policies they support.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
limousine liberal
(US, pejorative) A wealthy person, liberal in politics but insulated from any adverse consequences of the policies they support.
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(US, pejorative) A wealthy person, liberal in politics but insulated from any adverse consequences of the policies they support.
As soon as the word comes out of your mouth your own servant is going to size you up as one of those limousine liberals, or whatever epithet they use, who are busy pouring white soul all over the black movement, and would you do as much …
"limousine liberal" means: A wealthy person, liberal in politics but insulated from any adverse consequences of the policies they support.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"limousine liberal" means: A wealthy person, liberal in politics but insulated from any adverse consequences of the policies they support.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read
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