champagne socialist
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Evoking the hypocrisy of drinking champagne, suggesting affluence or upper-class social circles, while professing socialist beliefs.
Noun
[edit]champagne socialist (plural champagne socialists)
- (derogatory) A person who claims to adhere to socialist ideology but does not act accordingly.
- Synonyms: café revolutionary, (Australia and New Zealand) chardonnay socialist, gauche caviar, Gucci socialist, silver-spoon socialist, (Ireland) smoked salmon socialist, parlor pink
Translations
[edit]false socialist
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