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Guardianista
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English
Etymology
en :af Guardian -ista + 1
Pronunciation
en ɪstə 5
Noun
en British slang derogatory A reader of the Guardian newspaper, regarded as middle-class, excessively liberal and politically correct, etc.
en 2005 Tim Worstall 2005: Dispatches from the Blogosphere And so the Guardianista is prepared for a tragic story of injustice and retribution, brought about by the evil that stalks the dark corners of cyberspace.
en 2007 Adam Thorpe Between Each Breath the shrieking 'Guardianista' class and poor old Trevor Norris, because Trevor Norris was a local pain in the arse who'd once opposed a Heath development
en 10 December 2007 Better an engine driver than a Guardianista! Daily Mail But if councils were still run part-time by engine drivers — not self-regarding, pious Guardianistas — at the very least we'd get our dustbins emptied once a week.
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