"AWFUL" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: AWFULs [plural]
Etymology: Influenced by awful. Head templates: {{en-noun}} AWFUL (plural AWFULs)
  1. (US politics, derogatory) Acronym of affluent white female urban liberal. Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, derogatory Alternative form of: affluent white female urban liberal Synonyms: AWFL Hypernyms: social justice warrior, wokescold Coordinate_terms: Karen
    Sense id: en-AWFUL-en-noun-oU8gyzpE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, US politics Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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