stunning and brave
Definitions
- Used to express disrespect, in particular to suggest someone (especially a transgender person) or something has been promoted as good but is actually bad.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stunning, brave.
Examples
“Take⟳ the case of [...] a fifty-two-year-old transgender woman who raped two women before being sent to jail […] Stunning and brave!”
“Live⟳ your truth. Be like⟳ one of these stunning and brave heroes of oppression: HEROES. OF. OPPRESSION. Your heart will bleed⟳ for each of these brave lads and lasses—not to mention⟳ lxsses—who suffer⟳ at the hands of the patriarchy.”
“The exact same rule⟳ applies to US President Joe Biden, who is forever exempt from such allegations. It doesn't matter⟳ that black people aren't the property of the left, nor does it matter⟳ that they can vote⟳ for whoever they choose⟳ in a free country, he was absolutely justified when he said, 'If you are African American and you vote⟳ for Donald Trump you ain't black.' Stunning and brave.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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