English Explanatory Dictionary

patriotically correct

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Synonym of conservatively correct.

Word forms

patriotically correct more patriotically correct most patriotically correct

Etymology

Coined as a counterpart to politically correct, due to the perception that patriotism is a right-wing trait. Popularized by Robert Hughes's 1993 book Culture of Complaint.

Synonyms

conservatively correct

Related words

patriotic correctness
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