vänsterkid
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vänster (“left”) + English kid, i.e. literally left-kid or leftist-kid.
Noun
[edit]vänsterkid n
- (slang, derogatory) A young leftist; a young person, often a teenager, with strong left-wing political views and a strong and passionate interest in politics, sometimes at the level of an activist.
- Hon är bara 15 och kräver rösträtt för att kunna rösta på feministerna? Jävlar vilket vänsterkid du har som dotter!
- She is just 15 and demands suffrage in order to vote for the feminists? Geez, what a leftist kid you have for a daughter!
Usage notes
[edit]The term vänsterkid is almost universally considered a pejorative as the suffix kid is meant to imply inexperience, irresponsibility, and inability to use and apply critical thinking. It is mainly used by advocates of right-wing politics to refer to an alleged stereotype of teenagers jumping on the bandwagon by adopting left-wing views.
Declension
[edit]Declension of vänsterkid