Etymology

great replacement

Today it means: A white nationalist conspiracy theory claiming the gradual demographic and cultural replacement of white European populations, by non-European peoples, who are deliberately assisted by elites. Full definition →

French Grand Remplacement
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  1. French · calque ofGrand Remplacement
  2. English todayGreat Replacement

Calque of French Grand Remplacement. Coined by French novelist, conspiracy theorist and writer Renaud Camus in 2010.

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