salonpopulist

Dutch

Etymology

Coined in 2013 by Pieter van Os. Compound of salon +‎ populist, modelled on salonsocialist. An adjective salonpopulistisch appeared earlier in German, in a 1995 book by Clemens Albrecht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːˈlɔn.poːpyˌlɪst/

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• Hyphenation: sa‧lon‧po‧pu‧list

Noun

salonpopulist m (plural salonpopulisten, diminutive salonpopulistje n)

1. (derogatory) a person who is considered to belong to the societal elite and expresses antipolitical sentiments similar to populism

Related terms

• salonpopulisme
• salonpopulistisch