Meaning of freedumb | Babel Free
ˈfɹiː.dʌmDefinitions
Stupidity masquerading as love of freedom; an assertion of one's personal liberty which is perceived to be unreasonable or motivated by stupidity.
US, derogatory, slang, uncountable
Examples
“He lookt rather strocked, an he says: “Aint a man goin to hav no freedumb of speech?” I told him, “Of course, you’ll hav all the freedumb of speech you want⟳—but you came up here from Connettycut an got a clerkship becaus you couldn’t get⟳ inter office at home, an you didn’t want⟳ ter bone down ter hard work⟳.[…]””
“Liberty is great. Even a man that can’t talk⟳, loves his freedumb.”
“Otherwise they retain⟳ their freedom or independence at the expense of being unable to express⟳ their ideas in an ordered manner. "Freedumb" versus Freedom!”
“We hear⟳ the cry⟳ freedom, freedom, on every side, but it seems some men spell⟳ it freedumb.”
“... all but the local hill-habitators who are all out and bigod they won't have⟳ any more cow if they ain't got freedumb to leave⟳ tubercles in the milk.”
“But whoever claims vociferously and advocates 100% freedom within themselves know⟳ that it is not so and is only 100% 'FREEDUMB'”
“... Doob, following Pound's script, gives it as 'Freedumb Forum'.”
“The freedom for free speech is rapidly becoming freedumb on all four feet.”
“But justice takes a stand⟳ / And releases us from the turmoil, / Freedumb rings from the hand / But not from the soil”
“But freedumb also tells us that we can do whatever we like⟳, because we're free to ignore⟳ those who think⟳ they know⟳ better.”
“My first day of terrifying, amazing freedumb flew by in a stupor.”
“The Mythos Trinity - free-market capitalism, Judaeo-Christianity, and freedumb and dumbocracy - is a ferociously difficult system to overthrow⟳ because it appeals so powerfully to so many people.”
“Freedom or freedumb? Which do you choose⟳?”
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.
See also
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