loony lefty
- noun
- Offensive
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izquierdista lunático
- Some newspapers dismiss protesters as loony lefties without listening to their arguments.
Examples
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Online debates often devolve into name-calling, with opponents quick to use terms like loony lefty.
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He was labeled a loony lefty after proposing radical changes at the council meeting.
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That politician is just a loony lefty!
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Many people consider him a loony lefty due to his views.
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During the debate, he was dismissed as a loony lefty for his unconventional views on wealth redistribution.
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Critics often label activists as loony lefties when they propose sweeping environmental reforms.
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The comedian joked about the loony lefty politicians who want to abolish the military.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who supports more social equality and government help in the economy
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A person who supports ideas for more equality and public services
A rude name for people on the far left with very strong political ideas
A person who supports extreme left-wing political change
A person who strongly supports social change and personal freedoms
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
loony + lefty
This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'loony' (crazy/mentally unsound) modifying 'lefty' (a left-wing person), so the sense 'crazy or extreme left-wing person' is directly derivable from the constituents. Although informal and derogatory, the meaning follows compositionally and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words (including the slang 'lefty').
Etymology
The phrase loony lefty comes from using loony to mean 'crazy' and lefty to mean 'left-wing'. One popular story says politicians and some newspapers began saying it to make left-wing people seem extreme, so loony lefty is used as a rude label for someone with very extreme or odd left-wing views.