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radical chic

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radical chic /radɪkl ˈʃiːk /
noun [mass noun] the fashionable affectation of radical left-wing views.
the dress, lifestyle, or people associated with the fashionable affectation of radical left-wing views:
the heyday of the hippie ethos and radical chic.
– ORIGIN 1970: coined by the US writer Tom Wolfe.