"badvocate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: badvocates [plural]
Etymology: Blend of bad + advocate Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bad|advocate}} Blend of bad + advocate Head templates: {{en-noun}} badvocate (plural badvocates)
  1. One who engages in badvocacy
    Sense id: en-badvocate-en-noun-7sFmJrNB Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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