"alt-light" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alt-lights [plural]
Etymology: Blend of alt-right + light. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|alt-right|light}} Blend of alt-right + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} alt-light (plural alt-lights)
  1. (Internet, derogatory) A nebulous grouping of far-right people and ideologies, mostly active on the internet, who are largely aligned with the alt-right but reject explicit white nationalism and anti-Semitism. Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (topical): Alt-right, Internet Synonyms: alt light, alt-lite
    Sense id: en-alt-light-en-noun-~6C0xLlW Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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