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virtue signaling
noun[ U ]
US(UKvirtue signalling)us/ˈvɝː.tʃuː ˌsɪɡ.nəl.ɪŋ/uk /ˈvɜː.tʃuː ˌsɪɡ.nəl.ɪŋ/
an attempt to show other people that you are a good person, for example by expressing opinions that will be acceptable to them, especially on social media:
Virtue signaling is the popular modern habit of indicating that one has virtue merely by expressing disgust or favor for certain political ideas or cultural happenings.
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holier-than-thou
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moralistically
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preachiness
priggishly
righteous
righteously
sanctimonious
sanctimoniously
self-righteously
self-righteousness
superiority complex
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virtuous
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