Definition of Radical chic

1. Noun. An affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them.

Generic synonyms: Affectation, Affectedness, Mannerism, Pose

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radical Chic

radiative transfer
radiatively
radiator
radiator cap
radiator grille
radiator hose
radiatorless
radiators
radical
radical anion
radical axes
radical axis
radical cation
radical cell
radical center
radical chic (current term)
radical cystectomy
radical ion
radical line
radical lines
radical mastectomy
radical mastoidectomy
radical neck dissection
radical operation for hernia
radical plane
radical sign
radical surgery
radicalisable
radicalisation

Literary usage of Radical chic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Making Economic Sense by Murray Newton Rothbard (2006)
"In the long run, economics triumphs over symbolism, hoopla, and radical chic. Unions are only successful in a market economy where the union can control the ..."

2. Opposition and Dissent in Contemporary China by Peter R. Moody (1977)
"This report may be colored by the radical chic of many exiled Chinese, but more generally one might argue that even people unhappy with their rulers do not ..."

3. Crimson Architectural Historians 1994-2002 by Stichting Rotterdam-Maaskant (2002)
"After this house the world can no longer be censored before being let into the architecture: no more radical-chic caricatures of life to be translated into ..."

4. Dutch Type by Jan Middendorp (2004)
"... of 19205 radical-chic to perfection. Circa 1927 Schlesinger began working for the chocolate factory Van Houten. This collaboration resulted in countless ..."

5. Atlanta Alive!by Ann Carroll Burgess by Ann Carroll Burgess (2001)
"... Sundays, 11-5 The place to buy "cool" clothes at cheap prices. It's radical chic where you would least expect to find it. You can buy, sell or trade. ..."

6. Atlanta Alive!by Ann Carroll Burgess by Ann Carroll Burgess (2001)
"... Sundays, 11-5 The place to buy "cool" clothes at cheap prices. It's radical chic where you would least expect to find it. You can buy, sell or trade. ..."

7. 1967! by Ann Owen, Lawrence A. Murray (1994)
"... gold teaspoons of Cocaine at Hollywood bashes; radical-chic soirees in New York City; Black September. Oh yeah, let's not forget that the ever-popular ..."

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