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강남좌파

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What 강남좌파 means

A well-educated, affluent person with progressive politics — Korea's take on "champagne socialist" or "limousine liberal." Sometimes descriptive, but mostly used critically, often by conservatives, to suggest hypocrisy.

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1English
  • #Politics

A well-educated, affluent person with progressive politics — Korea's take on "champagne socialist" or "limousine liberal." Sometimes descriptive, but mostly used critically, often by conservatives, to suggest hypocrisy.

2Korean
  • #Criticism
  • #People types
  • #Politics

고학력·고소득층이면서 진보(좌파) 성향을 가진 사람을 이르는 말로, 서구의 '캐비어 좌파', '리무진 리버럴'과 비슷하다. 중립적 분류어로도 쓰이지만, 주로 보수 진영에서 진보 엘리트의 언행 불일치를 비꼴 때 쓰는 비판적 표현이다.

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