Meaning of cute hoorism | Babel Free
Definitions
Cunning, trickery, cleverness, especially in negative sense: finagling, cynical self-interest.
Examples
“Some of the articles in this volume point⟳ to a culture of individusalism and ‘cute hoorism’ – where people try⟳ to get⟳ the political system to work⟳ for their own⟳ individual desires rather than for broad policy changes.”
“On a positive note⟳, the Rechthaberei culture has bred a society of remarkable, dogged fairness – the opposite of cute hoorism.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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