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istaphobe

Today it means: A catch-all combination of pejorative terms ending in ist or -phobe (such as racist or homophobe), perceived as being used to silence and discredit opposing viewpoints in discussions of social justice issues. Full definition →

First used mid-2010s

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Compound of -ist + -a- + -phobe.

First known use, by meaning

from mid-2010s A catch-all combination of pejorative terms ending in ist or -phobe (such as racist or homophobe), perceived as being used to silence and discredit opposing viewpoints in discussions of social justice issues.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.