English Explanatory Dictionary

Oppression Olympics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Competition between marginalized groups to be considered the most subject to oppression.

Word forms

Oppression Olympics

Etymology

First attested in 1993, see quotation below, but one source describes it as being in use "several years" before 1995. Attributions include unidentified students and Elizabeth V. Spelman.

Related words

woke Olympics
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