slacktivism

noun

Etymology

Blend of slack + activism.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti
  2. derived from activus
  3. derived from actif
  4. inherited from actyf
  5. suffixed as activism — “active + ism
  6. compounded as slacktivism — “slack + activism

Definitions

  1. Half-hearted activism, usually in the form of posting badges, images, apps, or text on…

    Half-hearted activism, usually in the form of posting badges, images, apps, or text on social media without taking further action.

    • By “fight back,” he meant, basically, tweeting. Internet activism is sometimes derided as “slacktivism”—a fair characterization when an online campaign tries to, say, cure aids or end child labor.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for slacktivism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA