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dirtbag left

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Etymology

Coined by Amber A'Lee Frost in 2016, now a co-host of the left-wing United States podcast Chapo Trap House.

Definitions

  1. A left-wing political faction that eschews respectability politics to convey a more…

    A left-wing political faction that eschews respectability politics to convey a more vulgar socialist message, emphasizing action over political correctness.

    • The dirtbag left may be seen as a case of bourgeois pessimism moving from the more laid-back image of dinner party conversation to a direct engagement with right-wing activism and Democratic Party sell-outs.

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