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granarchist

noun

Etymology

Blend of gran (“grandmother”) + anarchist.

  1. derived from ἀναρχία
  2. derived from anarchiste
  3. compounded as granarchist — “gran + anarchist”

Definitions

  1. An older woman who espouses radical or militant political views.

    • The anti-live exports campaigns saw animal rights move out of the anarcho-punk ghetto and become a street movement which ranged across generations (the so-called granarchists with their eldritch scream of “Eeeevil”).
    • Joan used her advancing age to her advantage with the media and as one of Cambridge's wonderfully infamous 'granarchists', she staged sit-ins, hunger strikes and chained herself to #railings.

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