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Coined by Amber A'Lee Frost in 2016, now a co-host of the left-wing United States podcast Chapo Trap House.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dirtbag left
Today it means: A left-wing political faction that eschews respectability politics to convey a more vulgar socialist message, emphasizing action over political correctness. Full definition →